John Parkin

John Parkin is an accomplished Patent Counsel at Ceres, with a career in intellectual property law that includes roles at Maucher Jenkins, where Parkin served as Senior Associate and Associate, qualifying as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2020 and receiving a CIPA prize for excellence in patent drafting. Previous experience includes positions as Interim Head Patent Counsel and Patent Counsel at Ceres, and as a Patent Engineer at Ceres Power. Academic achievements include a PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of St Andrews and a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London. Parkin's research background features significant expertise in nanoscale materials and atomic force microscopy from earlier work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and PhD student.