Peter Hale

Partner, Haley Guiliano LLP

Peter Hale specialises technically in communications and control systems. He also practices in mechanics and thermodynamics. He has particular experience of large patent portfolio management, contentious proceedings in the UK courts and at the EPO, as well as in IP due diligence. Mr Hale advises clients on policing their patent rights and licensing. He manages patent filing programmes for multinational companies and many smaller clients for whom intellectual property is a key aspect of the company value. Mr Hale builds collaborative relationships with his clients that deliver creative and informed patent strategies in some challenging commercial environments in which patents are a vital commercial tool. His opposition and appeal work at the EPO is often coordinated with patent litigation in Europe and elsewhere.