Adrian graduated from Nottingham University with an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and subsequently obtained a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from Coventry University.

After three years working in Tokyo for a Japanese patent law firm, dealing with developments in digital photography, compression algorithms and translation matters, Adrian joined a leading national UK patent and trade mark firm where he qualified as a British Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney.

 

Adrian is a Fellow of the British Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA),a qualified European patent attorney and a European design attorney. 

 

Adrian has dealt with over 370 (and counting) European patent applications. These give a broad overview of Adrian's technical experience, and technical matters that have been handled. Please feel free to browse by clicking here.

 

Adrian's patent drafting and prosecution experience in a variety of fields, includes:

 

• Electric motors
• IC engines
• Invalid hoists
• Weighing devices
• Shower trays, wet-floor formers, wastes, electric heaters, and bathroom furniture
• Surgical tools, prostheses, and methods
• Clutches
• Oil-fired and gas boilers
• Cleaning apparatus
• Access covers

Please feel free to connect via LinkedIn : linkedin.com/AdrianHocking

Adrian leads an active life, enjoying the gym and cycling to work, as well as studying Japanese.