We are growing because of our professional and responsive client service. This is made possible by our team of motivated and hard-working people, at every level of the organisation.
Working as part of our team requires the highest levels of competence and professionalism, a proactive work ethic and a “can do” attitude. These are demanding requirements but in exchange our colleagues are trusted and treated as adults instead of being micro-managed.
Openness and transparency are key to our management style, with sharing of operational information across the organisation so that everyone understands the way the business operates. Our colleagues are fairly rewarded for their efforts, and we have well defined and transparent paths for career progression.
So we are delighted to introduce our team:
Professional Services
Sinead Clark
Sinead joined Scintilla in January 2017. She is a CIPA qualified patent administrator and CITMA trade mark administrator.
Marta Guarisco
Marta joined Scintilla in December 2018. She is a Patent Paralegal (European (EPAC) and UK (IPAC) qualified) and has an academic background in optoelectronics and nuclear physics.
Jessica Lowndes
Jess is a CIPA qualified patent paralegal with over a decade of legal experience including five years with boutique IP firms assisting with a range of patent, trade mark and design matters.
Sian Lund
Sian helps with all things accounting and finance, including preparing management accounts and credit control.
Shannon McGhee
Shannon is a CIPA qualified patent paralegal, with experience in managing patent filings and deadlines in many important jurisdictions.
Fiona Mason
Fiona works alongside our CEO as personal assistant and also leads a range of executive HR and finance functions.
Attorneys
Kirsten Coetzee
Chartered Trade Mark Attorney Kirsten joined Scintilla in 2023. He has a great deal of experience in both contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters including due diligence and IP audits, clearance searching and advice, trade mark fling and prosecution, oppositions, cancellations and infringement.
Euan Devlin
Euan is a trainee patent attorney in electronics, software and mechanical fields. He was formerly a Technical Advisor in the oil and gas sector.
Gérard Giraud
UK & European Patent Attorney Gérard joined Scintilla in 2015. He has an in-depth physics background and his expertise includes optics, photonics, electronics and software.
Elliot Hopkins
Elliot is a trainee patent attorney, with an engineering background.
Magda Lesniewska
Magda is a trainee patent attorney, with a Physics PhD
Iain McCrindle
Iain is a UK and European Patent Attorney, having joined Scintilla in September 2016. He has a PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering.
Deborah Maxwell
Deborah is a UK & European Patent Attorney, with a masters in product design engineering. She leads our engineering and designs practice.
Elly Meyers
Elly is a European Patent Attorney, with a masters in astrophysics. She works in the fields of electronics and software.
Frederika Phipps
Frederika is a trainee patent attorney in the fields of physics, electronics and software. She has a PhD Astrophysics.
Could this be you?
We are a growing firm – why not check out our recruitment page for any open positions!
Leadership
Peter McBride
Peter founded Scintilla in January 2013 after a career with another patent firm. His patent practice focuses on software and electronics.
Suzanne Oliver
Director, IP Strategy.
Suzanne is an experienced attorney with in-house experience, who leads our strategic advisory services.
Kenny Wiggins
Kenny is a strategic advisor to Scintilla, aiding with the development of our strategic partnerships, driving change and supporting our business growth strategy through zest, passion & team spirit while having fun doing it!
Could this be you?
We are a growing firm – why not check out our recruitment page for any open positions!
