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Ian
Hartwell is a practising European Patent Attorney
and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for
Intellectual Property Policy and Management,
Bournemouth University. He received his PhD in
intellectual property management from the R&D
Management Centre in the School of Engineering,
Cranfield University.
Ian's research interests are intellectual property
risk management and intellectual property portfolio structure.
Current research includes a survey of patent infringement
clearance practices in UK and German companies,
funded in part by the
European Patent Organisation. He is
chair of the Intellectual Asset Management Education
Committee of the Licensing
Executives Society, Britain & Ireland.
A Chartered Engineer, Ian has worked as a
technologist at Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, as an examiner in
automotive technology at the European Patent Office,
Munich, and as in-house IP Manager for
Cambridge microtechnology companies Xaar and CDT. He currently consults with
patent and trademark attorneys Maguire Boss.
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