Dan Hudson
Dan applies his legal and technical expertise to build value for clients through a commercially focused approach to intellectual property (IP).
Dan advises clients from start-ups and SMEs to university spin-outs and multinational companies. His practice centres on drafting, prosecuting and opposing UK and European patent applications, especially in the medical device and software sectors. He has particular expertise in prosecuting related families of patent applications to secure comprehensive protection that aligns with his clients’ commercial goals.
That strategic focus has shaped the development of Potter Clarkson’s ConvertiP consultancy service, which Dan launched to help businesses strengthen protection and improve profitability for products that have already achieved commercial success.
Dan also has substantial experience in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO), clearing the way for clients to exploit their inventions or improve their commercial position. As a UK and European patent litigator, he works closely with the firm’s litigation team to enforce IP rights.
His interest in procedural law underpins his role leading Potter Clarkson’s restoration team, where he helps clients recover lapsed patent rights.
- Innovation capture and drafting patent applications for complex technologies
- Opposing third-party patents and defending patents in opposition proceedings
- Converting trade secrets into patents to build value around commercially successful products
- Preparing requests for restoration and re-establishment of patent and priority rights
- UK and European Patent Attorney
- UK and European Patent Litigator
- DPhil, Materials Science, University of Oxford
- BSc, Physics, University of York
- MIP IP STARS: Notable Practitioner
- MIP IP STARS: Rising Star
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How We Live Our Values: Excellence
I view the IP system as a tool to support clients’ commercial objectives. Whether that means building value in a start-up, forming an economic moat to protect innovation, or acting as a basis for a tax relief claim, the strategy we put in place will always reflect their goals.
That’s where we draw on the full depth of our legal and technical expertise to solve the complex challenges that come with commercially focused IP and to do so to the highest standard.
In My Own Words
I feel very fortunate to work with great businesses that entrust some of their most valuable assets to us. I get real satisfaction when we achieve strong outcomes for our clients, whether that’s winning an opposition or appeal to revoke a competitor’s patent, securing a patent that blocks a competitor, or supporting a substantial tax relief claim.
These moments show how our commercially focused approach and in-depth application of legal and technical knowledge really pays off.
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