Felix Hall

Managing Associate, UK and European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
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Cardiff
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fhall@eip.com
Patenting
Patenting
Consulting
Consulting

Biography

Felix is a UK and European Patent Attorney in the physics and digital sectors. He has extensive patent drafting and prosecution experience in areas including optics, software, telecoms, applied physics, computer implemented inventions, and space technologies. He also regularly represents clients at oral proceedings before the European Patent Office.

Felix is best known for his expertise in protecting inventions at the borderline of patentability. He is also regularly sought out by colleagues and clients for his ability to translate complex technical ideas into high quality patents, and to add value through strategic advice.

Prior to joining EIP Felix completed a PhD (summa cum laude) in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at the University of Basel in Switzerland. He conducted pioneering experimental research into collisions between ions and atoms at ultralow energies, for which he was awarded the Young Author's Prize by the journal Molecular Physics. Felix also holds a first class MSci degree in Chemical Physics from University College London.

Felix is consistently recognised in The Legal 500 and ranked as a Rising Star by Managing IP.

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Recent Work
Publications
Education
  • Postgraduate Certificate Intellectual Property Law - Bournemouth University (2014)
  • PhD (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) - University of Basel (Switzerland) (2009 — 2013)
  • MSci Chemical Physics - University College London (2005 — 2009)
Languages Spoken
Career History
  • Managing Associate at EIP (2023 — present)
  • Senior Associate at EIP (2018 — 2023)
  • Associate at EIP (2013 — 2018)
Specialisms
  • Digital: AI, Applied physics, Consumer electronics, Electrical engineering , Electromechanical systems, Photonics and optics, Semiconductors, Telecommunications
  • Dynamics: Electrical engineering , Electromechanical systems
  • Elements: Semiconductors
  • Energy: Cells, Solar
Awards

The latest from

Felix Hall

Getting technical: Lessons from the emotional perception Remittal
28 October 2026
The Emotional Perception patent application has been refused again following its remittal to the UKIPO. The decision illustrates that clearing the relatively low threshold to qualify as an invention is only the first hurdle. For AI and other computer-implemented inventions, the crucial question is which features contribute to a technical solution to a technical problem and can therefore support inventive step.
Sustainable models: content licensing for generative AI training
21 November 2025
It is fair to say that no technology in recent times has created so much excitement and controversy as generative AI, and in particular Large Language Models (LLMs). Generative AI companies and their backers have their sights on generating billions, if not trillions of dollars, directly or indirectly from their models. Models which, in the vast majority of cases, are trained on original works without permission from, or payment to, their authors. The works used for training are primarily obtained by scraping the open web, a uniquely vast repository of publicly accessible knowledge and information, constantly updated to reflect the latest developments in human knowledge and culture.
Exploring IP in a Space Sector Product
09 May 2025
Introduction Innovative space sector businesses generate IP all the time. But it can be difficult to appreciate the range of IP being generated, or the value of that IP.

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