Dr Nigel Clarke has a first class honours degree in physical
chemistry and a PhD in neutron scattering. After university he
moved into metallurgy and materials science working in nuclear
and defence R&D as a research scientist and subsequently as
project manager. He is a Chartered Chemist, Chartered Physicist,
a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and of the Institute
of Physics and is registered as a European Physicist.
In the IP world he started as an examiner at the EPO in The Hague,
transferred into IT project management, and later settled into
patent information at the EPO in Vienna. He has organised many
international patent information events, and managed projects
supporting patent information networks in Europe. Currently he
is involved in market research, and the promotion of the EPO’s
internet services such as esp@cenet. He has been heavily involved
in the development and delivery of EPO training courses especially
for Eastern European countries and non-member states. He maintains
a strong personal interest in raising awareness of IPR among scientists
and engineers in universities and SMEs.