Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Professional Representative at OHIM
The Team
Partners

David J. Crouch
MA (Oxon) CPA EPA MITMA
David Crouch graduated from Keble College, Oxford with an honours degree in physics. He joined Bromhead & Co. in 1978, qualifying as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 1981 and becoming a partner of the firm in 1982. He is now the senior partner of the firm. David works on patents in the mechanical and electrical fields and on trade marks.

Ross T. Manaton
MA (Cantab) CPA EPA MITMA
Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Professional Representative at OHIM
Ross Manaton graduated in 1987 from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge with an honours degree in Natural Sciences (with specialisation in chemistry). He qualified as a Registered Trade Mark Attorney in 1991, a Chartered Patent Attorney in 1992 and a European Patent Attorney in 1993. He was awarded the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents' Moss Prize in 1989. Ross joined the firm in 1994, becoming a partner in 1995. He handles chemical and mechanical patent work and trade marks. He is a member of ECTA.

Dr Michael D. Spencer
BSc PhD CSci CChem CPA EPA MITMA
Chartered Patent Attorney
Chartered Chemist
Chartered Scientist
European Patent Attorney
Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Professional Representative at OHIM
Michael Spencer graduated in 1986 from University College, London with a first class honours degree in chemistry. In 1990, he obtained his PhD in mechanistic organic chemistry, also from UCL, and joined the firm. He was awarded a Centenary Bursary from the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents in 1990, and in 1991 obtained the Certificate of intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. Michael qualified as a registered trade mark attorney in 1992, a European Patent Attorney in 1993, a Chartered patent Attorney in 1994 and a Chartered Chemist in 1995. He became a partner of the firm in 1995. He handles chemical and mechanical patent work and trade marks. He is a member of INTA.

William B. Hanson
BEng ACGI CPA EPA
Chartered Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Professional Representative at OHIM
Bill Hanson graduated in 1990 from Imperial College, London with BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 1996 and as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 1999. He was awarded the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents’ Drafting Prize in 1995. Bill joined the firm in 1995, becoming a partner in 2000. Bill’s area of practice includes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the electrical, electronic, mechanical and general fields. He also handles oppositions to European patents and advises on post-grant issues such as infringement. He is a member of LES.
Technical Assistants

Edward Clarke
MPhys (Hons)
Part qualified in Patents and Trade Marks
Edward graduated in 2002 from the University of Manchester with an MPhys
(Hons) in Physics. He joined the firm in 2003. He assists all the
partners in both patent and trade mark matters.

