Peer Watterson

BSc, LLB, CPA, EPA

Associate

Peer was awarded a BSc in physics by the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 1993, and an LLB from the same university in 1996. He gained the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, in 2003

Peer began his career in South Africa where he qualified as an attorney while working for a firm of intellectual property attorneys. During this time Peer was involved in many aspects of IP procurement and enforcement, including an involved computer software copyright ownership dispute.

After moving to London in 2002, Peer began working for a major firm of patent attorneys and qualified as both a European and UK patent attorney in 2006. Peer joined Withers and Rogers in July 2007.

Having worked with clients of various sizes and locations, Peer has a good understanding of the commercial realities faced by companies of differing sizes. An understanding of the roles which intellectual property can play in the success of a company allows Peer to provide commercially orientated advice to his clients.

In addition to having had experience involving various forms of intellectual property litigation, Peer has had extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, registered design matters, as well as trade mark experience.

Peer’s spoken German allows him to easily interact with the many German-speaking employees of the European Patent Office.

Peer’s clients hail from a variety of different technologies such as semiconductor manufacture, communications technology, vending machine manufacture, mobile computer operating systems, mechanical devices, computer hardware manufacture and optics, among others.

I am a keen swimmer and enjoy cycling when the weather permits. A recent interest in photography provides a good excuse to wander the streets of London, camera in hand.

Contact Details

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7663 3500
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7663 3550