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Jonathan DeVile Partner Chartered Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney European Design Attorney Office Location: Southampton

Specialist Fields

• Electronics, software and telecommunications engineering
• Internet protocols and applications
• Image and signal processing, mobile communications

Technical Background

Degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Manchester. PhD in Communications Research, University of Manchester. Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (with Credit), Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London. Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and Chartered Engineer.

Professional Experience

Extensive experience with D Young & Co in drafting and obtaining patent applications world-wide and contentious issues including litigation, oppositions, strategic assistance on infringement, licensing issues and due diligence matters.

Litigation experience in the case of Sendo v Orange.

Patent experience with Siemens UK and Siemens AG Munich 1995-1999 drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of telecommunications, software, image and signal processing, sensors and radar, optical electronics and automotive engineering.

Experience with Siemens AG in opposing European patents relating mobile communications and contentious issues relating to telecommunications standards.

Engineering experience with VSEL 1985-1987 and Siemens UK 1990-1994, working on digital communications systems including mobile radio networks and software development.

Joined D Young & Co in 1999 and became a Partner in 2002.

Selected Technical Publications

• J. M. DeVile and D. J. Tait, “Simulation of Communications Systems Using the Transputer,” International Conference on Applications of the Transputer, Liverpool, August 1989
• J. M. DeVile and D. J. Tait, “Transmission Channel Simulation Using the Transputer,” IEE Colloquium on The Transputer and Signal Processing, March 1990
• J. M. DeVile, “A Reservation Based Multiple Access Scheme For A Future Universal Mobile Telecommunications System,” Seventh IEE European Conference on Mobile Personal Communications, December 1993
• J. M. DeVile, “A Reservation Multiple Access Scheme For an Adaptive TDMA Air-Interface,” Fouth WINLAB Workshop on Third Generation Wireless Information Networks, October 1993
• C. Mourot, J. M. DeVile, P. Ranta, P. Diaz, M. E. Gerboles, “Low Delay Data Transmission Over the ATDMA Air-Interface,” RACE Mobile Telecommunications Workshop, Amsterdam, May 1994
• C. Mourot, J. M. DeVile, R. Hopper, P. Ranta, “The ATDMA Equaliser Design and Implementation,” RACE Mobile Telecommunications Workshop, Amsterdam, May 1994
  

Selected Legal Publications

• J. M. DeVile, “Festo a UK/European View,” CIPA Journal, August 2001, Volume 30, No. 8, Page 408
• J. M. DeVile, “The Festo Legacy,” CIPA Journal, July 2002, Volume 31, No. 7, Page 349
  

Societies and Council Membership

Member of the CIPA International Liaison Committee

Languages

Fluent German and some French

Other Interests/Activities

Frequent lecturer on Patent education courses.

Travels to USA and Japan meeting clients and giving presentations.