Darren Smyth

Darren Smyth is a notable patent attorney and current Partner at EIP, where they head the Knowledge department and previously led the EIP Elements Practice Group. With extensive experience in patent strategy and litigation across various European jurisdictions, Darren specializes in patents within the chemical and life sciences sectors. They also serve as an Honorary Professor at Queen Mary University of London, teaching design law and professional ethics in postgraduate courses. Their academic journey includes a postdoctoral fellowship in synthetic organic chemistry at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and they earned their degree from Oxford University.