I am a patent professional, a medical technology specialist, and a research enthusiast with wide-ranging interests. Otherwise, I am a trail and ultra runner, and an outdoor adventurer.
My academic background lies in biomedical engineering and medical physics, and I have almost 20 years of working experience as a patent examiner in the field of medical technology at the European Patent Office. My professional expertise and interests are focused on various patent-related matters, including patent prosecution, patent search and patent analytics.
Besides my daily work, I pursue independent research, wherein my research interests are multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature, spreading across intellectual property information and biomedical engineering. Particularly, my primary research interests are related to patent information, especially its retrieval, classification, search and analysis, with a current focus on historical patents. My other research interests revolve around biomedical instrumentation and sensors, and biomedical signal and data analysis.
When I am not doing the above, I run trail and ultra races, and undertake other outdoor adventures.
Professional experience
The main tasks include carrying out patent examination from the search to the post-grant stage in the area of medical technology.
Other tasks include creating and maintaining the patent classification systems, and taking part in development of tools for patent search.
Education
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Research project title: “Measurement of otoacoustic emissions”
Completed all the required coursework towards a doctoral degree in engineering sciences.
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Compensation of psychoacoustic impairments”
Engineering project title: “Design and manufacturing of a hearing aid”
Specialisation: Medical Engineering and Medical Physics
Thesis title: “Measurement of acoustic impedance of the human hearing organ”
Specialisation: Radio Instrumentation Technology
Diploma project title: “Design of a power supply for a radio receiver”
Certifications
The European qualifying examination (EQE) tests candidates’ knowledge and aptitude to represent applicants in proceedings before the European Patent Office.
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