Ben Hunter

I joined D Young & Co in 2016 and my practice focuses on assisting clients in high-tech sectors to develop and manage patent portfolios. I work with a range of businesses, including global technology companies, scale-ups, startups, and academic spin-outs, to provide IP strategies that support their commercial objectives.

My experience covers all stages of the patent lifecycle, from invention harvesting and drafting to prosecution, oppositions, and advocacy before the EPO Boards of Appeal. This includes managing the strategic development of patent families across multiple international jurisdictions. My main areas of interest include quantum technologies, semiconductor-based devices, photonics, telecommunications, agritech, and AI.

Before I joined D Young & Co, I completed a master’s degree in physics from the University of Bristol, specialising in condensed matter physics, completing a research project on cluster-based ion propulsion systems for space.