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Staff Profiles
Rory joined Cruickshank in 2007 having spent the previous 7 years of his career working at the European Patent Office. There, he was initially employed as a Search Examiner where he spent three years searching patent specifications under the EPC and PCT, and was involved in the classification and filing of documents at the EPO.
Subsequently he was promoted to perform the duties of both Search and Substantive Examiner. In his position of B.E.S.T. Examiner (Bringing Examination and Search Together) he was also involved in the post search process which included both written and oral proceedings aimed towards bringing applications to grant. His specialization was in the area of Telecommunications and in particular Digital Modulation Techniques, Equalisation Techniques, Error Detection and Correction Techniques and Decoding Techniques
. This also gave him considerable exposure to the examination of Software Patents and Business Method Patents at the European Patent Office.
Given the level of direct experience Rory has had at the European Patent Office he is in an excellent position to advise our clients on the most efficient and cost effective prosecution strategies when seeking registration at the EPO.
Qualifications: Rory is a graduate of University College Dublin where he completed a degree in Electronic Engineering ; Irish Patent Attorney. He is a keen sportsman and still competes at a ‘friendly’ level at rugby.
Rory Litton - Patent Attorney
Rory joined Cruickshank in 2007 having spent the previous 7 years of his career working at the European Patent Office. There, he was initially employed as a Search Examiner where he spent three years searching patent specifications under the EPC and PCT, and was involved in the classification and filing of documents at the EPO.
Subsequently he was promoted to perform the duties of both Search and Substantive Examiner. In his position of B.E.S.T. Examiner (Bringing Examination and Search Together) he was also involved in the post search process which included both written and oral proceedings aimed towards bringing applications to grant. His specialization was in the area of Telecommunications and in particular Digital Modulation Techniques, Equalisation Techniques, Error Detection and Correction Techniques and Decoding Techniques
. This also gave him considerable exposure to the examination of Software Patents and Business Method Patents at the European Patent Office.
Given the level of direct experience Rory has had at the European Patent Office he is in an excellent position to advise our clients on the most efficient and cost effective prosecution strategies when seeking registration at the EPO.
Qualifications: Rory is a graduate of University College Dublin where he completed a degree in Electronic Engineering ; Irish Patent Attorney. He is a keen sportsman and still competes at a ‘friendly’ level at rugby.
Contact:
Email:rlitton@cruickshank.ie
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