Ethan Silverstone
Ethan is a UK and European patent attorney with a background in engineering and technical expertise spanning mechanical engineering, control systems and AI. Before qualifying, he gained hands-on experience in industry, working in Formula 1 and the defence sector.
Ethan works primarily with early-stage companies, where commercial needs and resources shape how intellectual property (IP) must be approached. He has learned how to tailor IP to fit these demands while protecting the value of clients’ inventions. By understanding not just their technology but also their business goals, he ensures IP strategy plays a meaningful role in helping innovation succeed.
While studying engineering at the University of Cambridge, Ethan focused on mechanical engineering, aerodynamics and control theory. His final-year project explored simulation and experimental control systems for quadcopter drones. His specialist technology areas include medical devices, computer-implemented inventions and aerospace.
Ethan qualified as a UK and European patent attorney in 2025.
- Drafting, prosecuting and litigating patents in technology areas including AI and computer inventions, medical devices and defence
- Advising early-stage companies, including start-ups, spin-outs and scale-ups
- Innovation capture and developing IP strategies to protect innovation
- UK and European Patent Attorney
- MEng, Engineering, University of Cambridge
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How We Live Our Values: Collaboration
It’s very rewarding building a collaborative relationship with clients. I enjoy working both with their technical teams to deeply understand their technologies and innovations, but also with the business leadership to understand their commercial objectives. This approach enables me to build IP strategies that safeguard innovation and supports long-term business goals.
It's great to feel "part of the team" with my clients, particularly when I am able to contribute to their commercial success. When I work with a start-up to secure its first patent or help an established engineering firm capture and protect innovation, I feel personally invested in solving a shared problem together.
Collaboration is also important internally, working together with my colleagues. More and more innovation happens across previously separate disciplines. AI and digital therapeutics are increasingly powerful tools in healthcare, and green technology is bringing together new approaches in engineering and materials science. I often work in interdisciplinary teams, combining my experience in engineering and high-tech with colleagues' expertise in chemistry or biotechnology.
For complex litigation work, collaboration is even more essential. My specialist skills and technical knowledge as a patent attorney combine with the expertise of my solicitor colleagues to provide the best strategic advice for clients.
In My Own Words
One thing I particularly enjoy about being a patent attorney is the variety of technology. There are few roles where you might analyse intra-ocular lenses in the morning and work on nuclear fusion in the afternoon. And that really was a day I had!
Working with start-ups and innovators means being part of a community pushing the edge of technology. There’s something exciting about seeing an invention before anyone else does. It’s especially rewarding when a patent I’ve drafted or prosecuted helps turn a great idea into a commercially successful product.
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