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Dr
Janine
Swarbrick

Patent Director

Nottingham Office

Electronics

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Experience

Janine's day to day work involves drafting and prosecution of patent applications related to many areas of physics, electronics, and computing-focused technologies. She co-leads the Electronics MedTech sector, engaging with clients working in the rapidly developing fields of MedTech, digital health, bioinformatics and FemTech.

Janine has extensive experience in helping clients (from local inventors to multinational companies) to protect inventions relating to physics-based fields including: computer systems and software (including for sensing and control of physical systems such as vehicles, medical devices, and RFID tracking technology); MedTech and digital health including bioinformatics, telecommunications (including mobile devices and 4G, LTE and 5G standards, user interfaces, network communications and messaging schemes), automotive technologies, including electric and autonomous vehicles, nanotechnology including 2D materials, and semiconductors.

Before entering the IP profession, Janine was an experimental physicist and her past research work includes soft and hard X-ray spectroscopy at synchrotron facilities (including as a research scientist at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France), scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, electrospray systems, and computer modelling of molecular systems. Janine has published several scientific journal articles on her research including collaborations with scientists worldwide.

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Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe

MSCI

MSci in Physics

PHD

Physics (Nanoscience)

Recognition

The CIPA Chris Gibson prize for Law

Janine was awarded the Chris Gibson prize for obtaining the highest mark in the Patents Foundation Law Paper (Basic English Law) in her year.

AI qualification - Machine Learning Specialization - by Coursera / Stanford University

Successfully completed three modules covering: Supervised machine learning: regression and classification; Advanced learning algorithms; and Unsupervised learning, recommenders, and reinforcement learning

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Strategy Consultant - issued by UWE Bristol

Successfully completed an executive development programme for professionals, mangers and emerging leaders to become strategy consultants by empowering them to analyse organisations and spot opportunities to drive positive change. The course covered frameworks and methodologies used by management consultants and business advisors to help an organisation rise to new levels of competitive performance.

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AI qualification - Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialisation - by Coursera / Imperial College London

Successfully completed three modules covering: Linear Algebra; Multivariate Calculus; and Principle Component Analysis

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Publications

A £2.1M Lesson: The Power of Confidential Information

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Court of Appeal Decision Upholds Invalidity of Patent Due to Amendment Identifying Embodiment as Outside the Scope of the Claims

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Cost-Conscious IP Solutions for MedTech and Digital Health AI Innovators

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Crafting a claim for AI in medtech: Two case studies

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Digital Health in 2023: Exploring Europe's Patent Innovations

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Diagnosis and chill? The rise of AI health tech subscription services

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Building Better Bodies 10 years on: 3D Printing in Healthcare

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The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP)

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Exam Success!

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WIPR Diversity 2022

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Women revolutionising healthcare

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Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity - February 2022

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Managing IP July 2022 - EPO must seize chance for EQE reform, say diversity advocates

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WIPR Diversity 2022 - Ageism in the Multigenerational Workforce

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WIPR Diversity 2022 - Promoting Women in STEM

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Health Tech World: Spotting innovation in digital health – and can you patent it?

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Comment: UK lawyers react to new Horizon funding deal

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Pivot proficiency: Maximising IP portfolio value

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3D Printing in Medicine and Healthcare: A Look at Changes and Improvements Impacting the Industry

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Conferences: 2024

12-11-2024

AI Driven Drug Discovery Summit USA (Boston)

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10-09-2024

Intelligent Health AI 2024

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17-06-2024

HLTH Europe

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10-06-2024

D3cod1ng the Future of Women - from FemTech Lab

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Conferences: 2023

11th October 2023

Lexology Webinar: Exploring Common Ground and Contrasts in Patenting Software Inventions

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13-06-2023

HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2023

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23-05-2023

Digital Health World Congress 2023

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03-05-2023

LSX World Congress 2023

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Conferences: 2022

09-12-2022

pro-manchester HealthTech Conference 2022

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9th December 2022

Health Tech Conference 2022

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23-11-2022

PS4Y Precision Medicine meeting - Sheffield

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11-10-2022

HGF CPD Conference 2022

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10-05-2022

HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2022

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10th May 2022

The HGF IP in Healthcare Conference 2022

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26-04-2022

IP Inclusive Annual Meeting 2022

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Conferences: 2021

07-10-2021

Business of Science 2021

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01-10-2021

CIPA IP Paralegals Virtual Conference - "IP Inclusive: A Community for All"

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11-06-2021

CITMA IP Inclusive Webinar - "Carers and solo parents at work"

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CSR

Janine enjoys passing on her professional knowledge and experience to others and being involved in several teaching/mentoring roles. In-house, she tutors trainees for the EQE drafting Paper A, and for the CIPA FD1 Law paper.

Janine is proud to be a part of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) focus group within HGF, working to promote equality in a welcome and supportive working environment for all within the company and the wider IP profession.

Janine co-chaired the Non-traditional Family Network of IP Inclusive, a community of solo parents, other non-traditional family members and allies in the UK IP professions.

Outside of HGF and in collaboration with BioCity, where HGF Nottingham are based, Janine has been involved as a “scientist in residence” through the Lab_13 initiative run by Ignite! Futures, who work with local schools to raise excitement and awareness of STEM subjects and career opportunities. She is involved with the annual Ada Lovelace Day organised by BioCity and Ignite! Futures to work with girls from local schools to inspire the next generation of female scientists. She provides activities and workshops with schools for the annual Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity, and she is also a STEM ambassador, working with schools and teachers to promote STEM subjects for all.

For more information, see:

https://www.ignitefutures.org.uk/biocity

https://wearepioneergroup.com/ald-21/

Ada Lovelace Day 2023: Empowering Women In STEM

https://www.ignitefutures.org.uk/post/2019/06/05/launching-lab13-biocity

https://nottsfosac.co.uk/

https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors

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