Andrew Heap is a Chartered UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, and Unitary Patent Court authorised representative at Openshaw & Co.
Before becoming a Patent Attorney, Andrew worked as a Principal Scientist for 12 years within the defence and security industry at Dstl, where he served as the technical lead for multinational trials for NATO, earning him the Chief Scientific Adviser Special Commendation Award. Andrew also has extensive experience in the fields of aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, software, meditech, and mechanical engineering, supporting large global corporations through to SMEs and start-ups with their intellectual property.