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As a patent attorney with more than a decade of experience in patent law and a strong technical background in physics and software, Michael is able to provide clear and comprehensive advice on complex patent matters in high-tech industries.
Michael's work spans patent preparation and prosecution as well as contentious matters before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the opposition divisions and Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. He has already been active before the UPC, and regularly advises clients on related matters, in particular on substantive law issues such as infringement and validity of European patents.
Before qualifying as a patent attorney, Michael studied physics at Imperial College London, graduating with a Master’s degree in Physics with Theoretical Physics. During his studies he focused on computational physics, which led to an ongoing interest in software development. In recent years, this technical background has been put to good use when advising on matters in the fields of optics and photonics, microfabrication, quantum computing, mechanical engineering, video gaming, and video/audio streaming.
Michael begain his career at a leading London IP firm, where he trained and qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney. In 2019 he moved to Finland, where he held a senior position at at top-tier Finnish IP firm before joining EIP in 2025. His work before the European Patent Office has been recognised in the IAM 1000 guide, where he is one of a small number of patent attorneys recommended in the EPO category. He has also been recognised by IP Stars as a “Rising Star” and “Notable Practitioner”.
Experience
- Co-counsel in a complex European Patent Office opposition appeal in the field of paper technology
- Advising on an ongoing international dispute between manufacturers in a mechanical engineering field, including preparing validity and non-infringement opinions
- Part of a team that filed the first infringement action at the Copenhagen Local Division of the Unified Patent Court
- Reviewing a large patent portfolio and advising on patents to be asserted against an international technology company
- Patent preparation and global prosecution for a leading European quantum computing company
- Freedom to operate and infringement analysis in the video gaming field
Published articles
- April 2025
LinkedIn, Open Justice, Eventually: How Long Does the UPC Take to Grant Access? (link) - March 2024
Lexology, Electronic and Digital Signatures on Assignments and Declarations to be Accepted by the EPO from 1 April 2024 (link) - March 2024
Lexology, New Procedure for Accelerating EPO Oppositions Provides Early Legal Certainty When There Is Ongoing Parallel UPC or National Litigation (link) - March 2024
Lexology, UPC Court of Appeal Reverses Preliminary Injunction in Harvard, 10x Genomics vs. NanoString, Reaffirms Low Standard of Proof for Validity When Granting a PI (link) - February 2024
Lexology, EPO Supports Startups and Sole Inventors with New Official Fee Reductions (link) - January 2024
Lexology, Prosecution History Estoppel in Europe at the Unified Patent Court (link) - October 2023
Lexology, First Decision of the Helsinki Local Division: Prior National Proceedings Cause Ineffective Withdrawal of Opt-Out (link) - October 2023
Lexology, EPO Shifts to a Softer Approach for Formal Priority Assessment (link) - August 2023
Lexology, First Preliminary Injunction Order Issued by UPC: Are Protective Letters Not So Useful After All? (link) - July 2023
Lexology, Protective Letters and the UPC: Mitigating Risks and Safeguarding Business Interests in the New European Patent System (link) - March 2023
Lexology, Increased Complexity in European Post-Grant Procedures Under the New Unitary Patent System: What You Need to Know (link) - December 2022
Lexology, Breaking News: 2-Month Delay to Start of UPC, but EPO Transitional Measures Unaffected (link) - October 2022
Lexology, European unitary patents make it more important than ever for Finnish companies to actively engage with patent system (link) - April 2022
Lexology, Remaining Important Revisions to 2022 EPO Guidelines (link) - April 2022
Lexology, The European Patent Attorney Who Cried Wolf: How to Stop the Unified Patent Court Eating All Your Sheep (link) - April 2022
Lexology, Oral Proceedings at the EPO (link) - March 2022
Lexology, Review of Simulations and Other Computer-Implemented Inventions (link) - March 2022
Lexology, Mathematical Methods and Artificial Intelligence (link) - March 2022
Lexology, Amendments to Description (link) - February 2022
Lexology, United States Applicants, What Are Your Priorities? EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Reviews Joint-Applicants Approach to Priority Claims in G1/22 & G2/22 (link) - January 2022
Lexology, Asymmetric exhaustion continues as UK maintains regime for EEA-wide exhaustion of IP rights post-Brexit (link) - January 2022
Lexology, EPO Board of Appeal declines to anthropomorphize the robots, confirms that AI can’t be an inventor (link) - January 2022
Lexology, The European Unified Patent Court: Coming Soon to a European Patent Near You (link)
Education
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Representative before the Unified Patent Court, 2023
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European Patent Attorney, 2017
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Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate, 2017
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Chartered Patent Attorney, 2017
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2013
Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary University of London -
2012
Master in Science, Physics with Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London
Career history
- 2022 — 2025
Partner, Berggren Oy - 2019 — 2022
European & UK Patent Attorney, Boco IP Oy AB - 2012 — 2019
Technical Assistant / Associate, Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
Awards and recognition
- IAM Patent 1000 – Recommended Individual, EPO & Finland (2024-)
- IP Stars – Rising Star (2020, 2021), Notable Practitioner (2022-)
Speaking engagements
- June 2025
EPO webinar, Patent litigation in Europe - Two years of the UP and UPC: what we’ve learned so far - March 2025
Finnish Association of Corporate Patent Engineers webinar, Unified Patent Court: what we’ve learned so far - November 2024
EPO, European IP Helpdesk & European Innovation Council webinar, How to make the best use of the Unitary Patent system - April 2024
OPLA (Oregon Patent Law Association) conference, 2023: A Significant Year for IP in Europe - April 2024
NYIPLA (New York IP Law Association) webinar, Litigation in the Unified Patent Court - March 2024
LES Scandinavia event, Panel Discussion on the UPC - November 2023
MEDICA Trade Fair, Dusseldorf, Patents for Smart/Connected Health Inventions - June 2023
Health Incubator Helsinki, How Healthtech Startups Can Make the Most of the Patent System - June 2022
AUTM Central Meeting, The New European Unitary Patent: An Overview
Additional information
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives Before the European Patent Office (epi)
- Member of the epi Litigation Committee and UPC subcommittee
- Member of European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT)
- Member of the EPLIT Substantive Law Working Group