NeXt Generation Intellectual Property
Our Team
Paul Lynch
Founder, UK and European Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
Paul has industry leading expertise in original patent drafting and patent prosecution. He specialises in the field of computer science including edge, cloud and physical AI, bringing also extensive experience in electronics, photonics, mechanical and MEMS inventions. Paul maintains an active docket involving large data set projects such as due diligence for funding rounds and freedom to operate search and opinions.
Alex Turnbull
Founder, UK and European Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
Alex provides specialised patent advice across innovative technologies and business sectors making him an invaluable collaborator for in-house counsel and Board members. His original patent drafting and prosecution experience over 25yrs includes computer science, machine learning, optics, spintronics, device physics, chemical formulations and advanced materials.
Liam Lawlor
Founder, UK and European Patent Attorney
Liam’s practice is wide ranging, from genomics and gene-editing technologies to stem cells, tissue engineering, virology, and electrochemical devices. Alongside this technical depth, Liam advises on European Opposition and Appeal cases and freedom-to-operate matters. Liam serves as the lead attorney for the firm's life sciences and chemistry group.
Nicola Shambler
Founder, Director of Operations
Working across all departments, Nicola deploys the infrastructure to keep attorneys, paralegals and formality staff busy and efficient. With data security a priority, Nicola has overseen the building of a world class, frictionless operations business unit that is constantly evolving and improving entirely around the needs of our stakeholders using state of the art systems and processes.
UK and European Patent Attorneys
Olivia Tsang
Olivia is an NXIP consultant and has worked with a wide range of clients from start-ups and scale-ups to multinational corporations, providing a variety of services including patenting and freedom to operate advice, IP audits, patent drafting and prosecution, in the fields of mechanical devices, software, machine learning and medical devices. With 20 years experience and a native Cantonese speaker, Olivia brings a global perspective to her advice.
Career Opportunities
Due to organic client growth and a pipeline of new instructions we are open to taking on new attorneys, consultants and support staff. If you are working at the cutting-edge of your expertise and want to join a fun crew, then please get in touch.
Terry Swarbrick
Terry is an NXIP consultant passionate that innovation in medicinal chemistry, nutrition and therapeutics can lead to better patient outcomes. He is typically engaged to advise on industry patent trends, best practice when working with university sector IP, start-ups and big pharma, whilst drafting original patent applications through to filing and grant.
Our Services
Intellectual Property covers a wide range of rights, laws and business tools and our core services are listed below.
All use of AI, generative or otherwise is attorney led and compliant with European Patent Institute (epi) comprehensive guidelines detailing how patent attorneys can responsibly integrate AI into their workflows. These guidelines emphasise ethics, professionalism, and accountability when using AI.
NXIP
TRUST - EXPERTISE - RESULTS
Patent Drafting and Prosecution
Registered Designs, Design Right, Copyright, Trade Secrets and Know-How
IP Management, IP Risk and Business Strategy
Freedom to Operate Searches and Opinions
Due Diligence and Fund Raising
Opposition, Appeals and Litigation
Contact us
Meeting points: Generally we can come to your place of work for meetings. Otherwise we have space for meetings across the UK and Ireland, for example, in Leeds & Cambridge (UK); Dublin and Tralee (Eire).