Jonathan joins the firm from UDL Intellectual Property (now part of Murgitroyd), and brings more than 25 years of experience in the international IP arena. A European and UK chartered patent attorney, Jonathan specialises in the mechanical field and has expertise and experience across a number of technological areas including beverage dispense and packaging technology, automotive and aerospace engineering, building materials and medical devices. He has also developed a particular interest in green technology and renewable energy production.

Jonathan represents a wide range of clients from the UK and around the world in patent prosecution and hearings before the European Patent Office, and has particular experience advising on effective ways of protecting and enforcing designs under UK and European registration systems.

He entered IP law in 1996 following completion of a degree in product development in his native New Zealand, and first qualified as a NZ/AU patent trade mark attorney in 2000.

Jonathan Higgs, Legal Director at Lewis Silkin, said:

“Joining the team at Lewis Silkin has been a natural next step for me, bringing to bear my technical expertise to further enhance the firm’s already strong IP and patent offering. Being a part of the growth journey for the IP practice is an exciting opportunity, and I look forward to contributing to the team’s continued success.”  

Tom Gaunt, partner and Head of IP at Lewis Silkin, added:

“The addition of Jonathan to the team has come barely two months after the hire of Abigail Wise to the IP group, and taken together mark a period of significant growth for our IP offering. Jonathan’s wealth of experience and technical competencies are a natural fit for Lewis Silkin and its significant and expanding roster of major international IP clients.”