Sarah Phillips

Three things you didn't know about Sarah:

• Sarah enjoys the outdoors, walking and hiking
• Sarah likes to sing if no one is listening 
• Sarah is a terrible cook but would love to learn to cook when she has time 

Experience:

Sarah is a patent attorney with a background in physics and engineering and experience supporting clients in diverse industries including the automotive, satellite and space, medical device and consumer electronics industries.  Sarah has a particular interest in supporting SME businesses develop and put in place IP strategies, including capturing inventions and obtaining IP rights, searching and mapping out IP landscapes, due diligence, budget management and portfolio review, and utilising IP to maximum effect for example in navigating scenarios concerning competitor products and IP.  Sarah has also worked with a number of larger corporate clients, including working in-house on secondment where she worked closely within the patents team.  

Qualifications:

• Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney 
• Design Attorney 
• MA Natural Sciences (Physics), University of Cambridge 
• MSc Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors, University of Birmingham