Christopher Anderson

Senior Associate

Chris has worked in the IP industry since 2013 and has a technical background in physics. He works with companies of varying sizes across a wide range of IT and engineering technologies, advising on both patents and registered designs. Chris also has a significant practice in contentious matters, including frequent EPO oppositions, where he can point to a very high success rate for his clients.

Chris works with a diverse range of clients including large multinational companies, SMEs and start-ups. Notable clients include a leading British motorsports technology company, a world leading supplier of food packaging machines, and a global manufacturer of security documents.

He has built a reputation for his handling of contentious matters, and is regularly entrusted with both defending his clients’ patents and attacking competitor patents and applications, including acting in the UK, before the European Patent Office, and advising on actions abroad. In defending his clients’ patents at the EPO, Chris can point to a record of maintaining the patent as granted or in amended form in around 85% of cases, compared with an EPO average of around 65%.

In his spare time, Chris enjoys photography and cooking, and he is also an avid fan of Formula 1.

The bulk of Chris’ work is in patents, where he has particular specialisms in optical and mechanical fields, and has significant experience advising clients on patent filing, prosecution and contentious matters in relation to:

anti-counterfeiting devices
Micro-optics and holograms
automotive technologies
sports tech
agri-tech systems
food processing and packaging
augmented reality and virtual reality systems
battery systems
corrosion control

Chris is also a leading member of our designs team and has advised numerous clients, including major toy and food brands, on matters including:

registered design filing
unregistered designs
freedom-to-operate
infringement

European Patent Attorney
UK Patent Attorney
UPC Representative

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Member of the European Patent Institute (EPI)

Chris graduated from the University of Sheffield with an Honours degree in Physics. Chris joined GJE in as a trainee in 2013. He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2017 and a UK Patent Attorney in 2018, being promoted to associate in 2017 and to senior associate in 2021.