Chris Price

Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney
Cardiff
cprice@eip.com

Biography

Chris has more than 15 years’ experience dealing with patents in electronics and mechanical fields, including telecommunications, computer software, e-commerce, power distribution, imaging devices and medical devices and consumables. Chris is well placed to advise clients on the new Unified Patent Court (UPC).

His clients range from SMEs to major corporations. As well as his work in patent prosecution, Chris is regularly involved in litigation matters in the UK, Germany and internationally. He is also highly experienced at representing clients at Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office.

Chris speaks Japanese fluently and has significant experience in prosecuting Japanese patent applications and in performing Japanese-language prior art searches, as well as conducting work on behalf of Japanese clients.

Chris holds a first class degree in Physics from Oxford University, from which he was awarded a scholarship. For his third year project, he performed quantum mechanical analyses of collisions of high-energy sub-atomic particles.

Recent Work
Publications
Education
  • BA (Oxon) Physics, First Class - Christ Church, Oxford University (1994 — 1997)
  • Japanese Proficiency Test Level 1 (2000)
Languages Spoken
  • Japanese (Fluent)
  • Welsh (Basic)
Career History
  • Partner at EIP (2012 — present)
  • Senior Associate at EIP (2006 — 2012)
  • Technical Translator and Interpreter (Japanese and English) at Nissin Showa UK Ltd (2002 — 2005)
  • English Teacher at Rugby Ball English Conversation (1999 — 2001)
  • Assistant Language Teacher, Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program at Nakanokuchi-mura, Niigata, Japan (1997 — 1999)
Specialisms
  • Digital: Audio codecs, Digital health, Fintech, Image and signal processing, Medical imaging, Photonics and optics, Software, Telecommunications
  • Energy: Grids
  • HealthTech: Digital health, Medical devices, Medical imaging
Awards

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