Thompson, Andrew

Andrew is a UK and European Patent Attorney who has spent 25 years working in the patent profession. His focus is on electronics, semiconductors and software. He was worked for various semiconductor and technology companies from around the world, from multinationals to start-ups. His practice covers patent drafting and prosecution, and litigation support. He also provides strategic IP advice, especially to start-ups and scale-ups. Andrew heads up EIP’s Ampliphy service, which offers strategic IP advice to companies in the electronics, semiconductor and photonics sectors. He also writes and presents regularly on IP developments in the semiconductor world, and has a particular interest in the impact of geopolitics on innovation and supply chains.