Karina López
Karina advises tech companies on identifying and protecting IP across AI development and applications, with a focus on imaging and computer vision technologies such as autonomous driving systems. Her background in materials science and medical imaging gives her a strong grasp of the technologies underpinning her clients’ innovations.
Karina is a part-qualified patent attorney working toward full qualification at the UK and European patent offices. Her work focuses primarily on patent prosecution, and she also writes articles on topics within her field.
After completing an industry-funded PhD in magnetic resonance imaging, she moved into the IP profession to apply her technical expertise in a commercial context. She continues to build on her technical and legal knowledge to strengthen the support she provides to clients.
Karina is a student member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the European Patent Institute (epi).
- Drafting patent applications
- Prosecuting patents, including responding to office actions and summons
- Educating academics and business professionals on the essentials of IP, with a focus on AI inventions
- Part-qualified UK and European Patent Attorney
- PhD, Medical Imaging Science, King’s College London
- BSc, Physics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
About Karina
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How We Live Our Values: Ambition
I’m naturally curious and keen to explore new ideas and test them. This mindset is helpful in IP, where it allows me to notice potential issues others might miss. It also drives me to keep learning, keep improving, and look for ways something could work better. That’s what keeps the work interesting for me and what helps us go a step further for our clients.
In My Own Words
I enjoy working in IP because it makes a difference to the industry and the world of technology I’ve always loved. As someone who’s always been drawn to both science and the humanities, I find it especially rewarding to be in a role that brings all my skills together.
