Scott Roberts

Scott Roberts is a highly experienced patent attorney, currently serving as the Head of Patents and Principal Patent Attorney at BT since April 2013. In addition to this role, Scott is a Visiting Lecturer at Bournemouth University since January 2022. Previously, Scott held leadership positions within the IP Federation, including Vice President, President, and Immediate Past President from July 2019 to July 2022. Prior experience includes managing a team at Avidity IP as a Managing Patent Attorney, specializing in Electronics, Telecoms, and Engineering, and extensive tenure at IBM as a Senior Patent Attorney. Scott is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney, with academic qualifications that include a PGc in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Portsmouth.