John McKeon

Background

John is a UK and European Patent Attorney.

After training in private practice, John spent several years in senior patent counsel roles at large multinational corporations, including as the sole patent attorney at a FTSE 30 company, where he developed and implemented a patent filing strategy that led to his employer being ranked as the 2^nd most prolific UK-based patent filer at the European Patent Office in 2019.

John joined Dehns as a Senior Associate in 2022.

Expertise

John has technical expertise across a broad range of engineering fields, with particular experience in medical devices, digital health products and electronic cigarettes.

He is experienced in patent drafting, prosecution and freedom to operate, and takes particular pride in thinking commercially to provide pragmatic solutions to patent issues.

Qualifications and Memberships

• Authorised Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) 2023
• UK Chartered Patent Attorney, 2018 (Awarded CIPA Drafting Prize for obtaining highest mark in the Drafting Paper)
• European Patent Attorney, 2018
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
• Member of the European Patent Institute

Higher Education

MA/MEng (First class), Cambridge University, Engineering (2011)

Other

John was recently recognised as a “Rising Star” in the 2024 edition of Managing IP’s IP Stars.