/ Specialists in Intellectual Property Protection & Management
/ Responsive / Proactive / Collaborative
Our team includes UK & European Patent, Trade Mark and Design Attorneys, IP Consultants and an extensive IP support group
/ Five Zero was set up in 2023 by a group of experienced practitioners in the IP field, including patent and trade mark attorneys, IP formalities and paralegal support specialists in combination with marketing, business development and general management specialists with experience in the IP market.
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/ We provide a comprehensive range of IP services to a wide range of client types and our culture and systems are designed to support collaboration with client, colleagues and other IP specialists.
/ Our systems are built on industry-leading IP management software and designed to support the delivery of consistently high quality services, to utilise efficient, reliable and cost-effective workflows and to provide information and reports to support decision-making at all stages of a client's development.
/ Services are provided using a combination of in-house team and external resources, including experienced consultants giving a high degree of flexibility.
/ Professional Team
David Stanners
Patent, Trade Mark & Designs Attorney
Engineering & Software
Specialising in engineering & cleantech with particular expertise in protection of software-related innovation, including applied software, artificial intelligence, image processing, cryptocurrency and block chain technologies.
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David has had a wide range of experience as a Patent Attorney in UK IP attorney and law firms, as well in-house IP management roles at automotive manufacturer Nissan / Renault and at the highly successful Oxford University spin out company, Oxford Nanopore.
Katrina Peebles
Patent, Trade Mark & Designs Attorney
Engineering, Chemical & Biotech
Specialising in biotech, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, and medical devices, Katrina has nearly 20 years of experience in prosecuting patents and trade marks worldwide and being involved in contentious IP actions.
Katrina has managed many multi-national portfolios of patents and trade marks. She has experience dealing with a wide variety of clients from multi-national pharmaceutical companies to individual inventors.
Meena Murrin
Trade Mark & Designs Attorney
Brand Clearance & Protection
Meena has over twenty years experience in private practice and industry, and specialises in brand clearance and protection for UK and overseas clients, including those in the USA and China.
She has experience across a wide range of industries and types of organisations, with particular experience of the food and drink sector and of managing large scale portfolios, providing IP strategy services and undertaking complex clearance and protection work across multiple jurisdictions.
Phil Lenden
Patent Attorney
Chemicals & Chemical Engineering
Specialising in the chemistry field, with over 10 years of experience working primarily in on varied chemistry-related portfolios including catalysis, battery materials, and industrial manufacturing processes.
With extensive experience in house for the global sustainable technology company, Johnson Matthey, Phil specialises providing commercially relevant IP advice to both mature and emerging technologies, including licensing, acquisitions, and contentious matters related to patent litigation and oppositions at the European patent office.
Angela Anderson
Patent Attorney
Electronics & Software
Specialising in electronics, telecoms, high tech, optics, computer technologies including business methods, software, machine learning, AI, encryption and nanotechnology disciplines.
Angela has over 35 years experience as an IP attorney in both private practice in the UK and France, and in corporate IP departments, latterly as European regional head of the inhouse IP group at Nortel.
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She has extensive experience of Patent drafting, IP portfolio development & management including US practice.
Paul Dakers
Patent Attorney
Electronics & Software
Specialising in electronics and software, with almost ten years experience in drafting, prosecuting and opposing patent applications across a wide range of technical fields.
Paul's specialisms include Artificial Intelligence and machine learning; Neural processing unit and GPU architecture; Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, and Blockchain; Electronics and solid state technology;
He has a particular interest in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technology.
Alan Clarke
Patent, Trademark & Designs Attorney
Electronics and Physics
Alan has significant experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, and providing infringement and validity opinions. He has extensive experience of handling cases in the USA, Japan and China.
His technical specialisation is in electronics and physics, and has worked in related technical fields including electronics, optics, signal processing, radar systems, RF, microwave and millimetre wave circuitry and systems, optical fibre and magnetic sensors, and mechanical systems.
His experience includes ten years as an inhouse attorney at a multinational security and defence contractor. In addition to patents, he has experience in filing and prosecuting trademarks and registered designs.
Simon Black
Patent Attorney
Software, Electronics & Medical
Specialising in electronics, software and medical technologies with almost twenty five years experience in drafting, prosecuting and opposing patent applications across a range of technical fields.
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His experience as a Patent Attorney includes work in private practice with a number of UK firms, including his own firm, as well as an in-house role at BNFL at the start of his career.
In this time he has worked with a wide range of clients. including established engineering companies, early stage start ups and University research groups and associated spinout companies.
He is able to provide the right IP advice to clients at all stages of the business lifecycle from start up, attracting investment and IP acquisition.
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Keith Turner
IP Management Consultant
An experienced IP Management Consultant and interim manager with over 25 years senior level experience in business development, marketing, and general management in the IP services sector.
Key areas of work include IP process review and IP quality management projects for industrial and research-based organisations, in addition to IP procurement exercises for private and public sector organisations, including the improvement of existing supplier arrangements.
After qualifying as a mechanical engineer he spent over ten years in the engineering industry, primarily in project and commercial management. His consulting work draws on wide industry experience along with skills in project and commercial management, quality systems and IP process management.
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We also have a number of consultant patent or trade mark attorneys with a diverse range of technical backgrounds and IP experience that we can involve in client projects.
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/ Management Team
Keith Turner
Director
Business Development
Keith is an experienced business development specialist with an in depth understanding of the IP industry. He has been instrumental in the successful development and growth of three leading firms of European IP attorneys.
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He has experience of developing both the traditional and dispersed / virtual firm models and has provided management consultancy and interim management services to a number of other independent IP firms in the UK and overseas.
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The development of the Five Zero platform has drawn on this industry experience along with skills in project and commercial management, quality systems ( including ISO9001 ) and IP process management.
David Stanners
Director
Operational Development
David is an experienced European Patent Attorney with a wide range of experience in the IP industry, including private practice at UK IP attorney and law firms, as well in-house IP management roles.
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His inhouse experience includes time at multinational automotive manufacturer Nissan / Renault and at the highly successful Oxford University spin out company, Oxford Nanopore.
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His diverse IP industry experience in different types of organisation has played a key part in the development of Five Zero, along with his extensive experience with Nissan and elsewhere of developing and working with the highest quality business processes
Robin Dunlop
Information Technology Specialist
IT Systems Development
An IT systems professional with over 20 years experience in the implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of IT systems in both large corporate environment and with multiple geographically dispersed small business units.
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His experience includes work with engineering group Babcock Power, oil & gas major,BP, logistics group, Malcolms and a network of NHS GP practices.
Robin provides expert input to our network analysis, system administration, security and information assurance, business continuity planning, database administration, and web administration activities.
John Cooper
Patent Attorney & IP Systems Expert
IP Systems Development
John has over 35 years of IP experience as a Patent Attorney with one of Europe's largest IP firms as it grew from a single office firm of 20 people to several hundred staff in twelve offices.
During this time as part of the firms IT steering group and alongside his role as a patent attorney, he played a key role in guiding the development of the firms IP management software and systems.
This included the design of the user interface, the development of standard letters, templates and forms as well as providing input to underlying IT development.
Tracey Moore
Business & Finance Manager
Operational Development
Tracy has 20+ years’ experience in business administration including office management, business operational support, programme administration, KPI and budget monitoring and event operational support.
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She has extensive experience in supporting start-up, early growth phase and established innovative businesses to ensure business processes are as smooth as possible. Her role with Five Zero includes developing and implementing efficient administrative processes.
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In addition, she is utilising her relationship-building and reputation enhancement experience to help build the Five Zero collaborative culture and community.
Eleanor Turner
Marketing & Admin Assistant
Eleanor has joined us as a summer intern after graduating with a degree in Law & Spanish with a particular interest in IP.
She undertakes a wide range of admin to support the business and the attorneys, including the administration of client and marketing database and website updates.
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