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:


Peter McBride

Peter founded Scintilla in January 2013 after a career with another patent firm. His patent practice focuses on software and electronics.

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Gérard Giraud

European Patent Attorney Gérard joined Scintilla in 2015. He has an in-depth physics background and his expertise includes optics, photonics, electronics and software.

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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.

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Marta Guarisco

Marta joined Scintilla in December 2018 as a patent scientist, after an academic background in optoelectronics and nuclear physics.

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Sinead Clark

Sinead joined Scintilla in January 2017. She is a CIPA qualified patent administrator.

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Gemma Clark

Gemma is an executive assistant, who also looks after our marketing and communications.

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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.

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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!

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Frederika Phipps

Frederika is a trainee patent attorney in the fields of physics, electronics and software. She has a PhD Astrophysics.

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Suzanne Oliver

Director, IP Strategy.

Suzanne is an experienced attorney with in-house experience, who leads our strategic advisory services.

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“Scintilla were a pleasure to work with. Their in-depth knowledge of the patent system and adaptability to understand our domain made the process simple, efficient, and very effective. I look forward to working with the entire team again soon.”