Hannah Auger

Profile

Hannah Auger is a UK and European Patent Attorney. Her day-to-day work centres on the high-tech sector, particularly in the fields of software, telecommunications, optics & photonics and medical devices. Her physics degree gives her a broad base from which to specialise in various technical fields based on the needs of her clients.

Alongside her physics degree, Hannah has a good understanding of industrial R&D environments, particularly in the healthcare industry, having worked on medical technological solutions for a major multinational healthcare company. She has also worked closely alongside start-up companies. Here she is relied upon to advise on mitigating IP-related risks when bringing a new product to market, as well as to protect market position by managing invention capture and patent filings. She manages multijurisdictional patent families and works with large patent portfolios. Her experience working in industry means that she can provide unique insights for in-house patent departments.

Hannah has strong expertise in the telecommunications, software and AI sectors where she regularly provides drafting and prosecution work services to her clients. She is well versed in drafting and prosecution relating to standard essential patents (SEPs) and the field of 3GPP.

While being a prosecution and drafting expert, Hannah also has experience in infringement risk and validity assessments for informing high-stakes commercial decisions, and in contentious work before the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office.

Education

Hannah has a BSc (Hons) in Physics from the University of Bath and a certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary, University of London.

Professional Memberships

• European Patent Litigator
• UPC Authorised Representative
• IP Litigation Certificate