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 HGF's MedTech, Digital Health and Bioinformatics sector group, engaging with clients working in the rapidly developing fields of MedTech, FemTech, digital health, and bioinformatics.
Janine is also an AI specialist and a member of HGF's AI sector group. She has obtained specialisms in Machine Learning, and works with clients across various industry sectors to obtain IP protection for AI powered innovations.
Janine has extensive experience in helping clients (from local inventors to multinational companies) to protect inventions relating to range of physical science -based and software-focussed fields. These include: computerised sensing and control of physical systems such as vehicles, medical devices, and RFID tracking technology; AI powered innovations, MedTech and digital health including bioinformatics, telecommunications (including mobile devices, user interfaces, and network communications), automotive technologies, FinTech, nanotechnology, 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.
Qualifications
Patent Attorney
Chartered (UK)
Europe
MSCI
MSci in Physics
PHD
Physics (Nanoscience)
Recognition
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
Court of Appeal Decision Upholds Invalidity of Patent Due to Amendment Identifying Embodiment as Outside the Scope of the Claims
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Conferences: 2026
Conferences: 2025
30th - 31st October 2025
RAPS European Digital Technologies and Software conference
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Conferences: 2024
12-11-2024
AI Driven Drug Discovery Summit USA (Boston)
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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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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
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 is Partner sponsor of HGF’s ESG Steering Group, and 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 enjoys passing on her professional knowledge and experience to others and being involved in several teaching/mentoring roles, including in-house tutoring for trainees for the EQE drafting Paper A, and for the CIPA FD1 Law paper.
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 each year with the Ada Lovelace Day organised by BioCity and Ignite! Futures, to work with children from local schools to inspire the next generation of 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://nottsfosac.co.uk/
https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors
