About Us
Danny and Flo are dual-qualified patent attorneys qualified to represent clients before
- the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO),
- the European Patent Office (EPO), and
- the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).
Both are also Representatives before the Unified (European) Patent Court (UPC).
Danny
Founder & Director (Concept IP Services Limited)
European and Chartererd (UK) Patent Attorney
Design Attorney
Representative before the Unified Patent Court
Danny Butler joined the Patent profession in 2002 after studying Aerospace Engineering.
Danny has been Head of Intellectual Property at Airbus in the UK and was a Partner at an IP Firm for four years before founding Concept IP. This broad background provides valuable understanding of the “real world” practicalities of IP for businesses of all sizes. This is reflected in Concept IP’s commercially minded approach to IP issues.
When not working Danny will generally be either with his two daughters or his two dogs. He also has obsessive tendencies towards sport. He plays football regularly and is an FA qualified coach. Danny enjoys bouldering which is an ideal exercise for patent attorneys being based around solutions to “problems”.
Flo
Founder & Director (Concept IP Cheltenham Ltd)
European and Chartererd (UK) Patent Attorney
Design Attorney
Representative before the Unified Patent Court
Florian Bazant-Hegemark has an academic background including an MSc and PhD from Cranfield University, where he studied Medical Diagnostics (focusing on using Optical Coherence Tomography in early cancer diagnosis). He also graduated as an engineer (Diplomingenieur) in Food Science & Biotechnology in Vienna, where he was employed several terms as a university tutor in Thermodynamics.
In 2010, Flo took up an opportunity to work in the patent profession and has since then assisted clients in various fields, including medical devices, manufacturing, engineering, packaging, and in the construction industry.
Before his career in intellectual property, Flo worked with a start-up company that became a leading manufacturer of medical skin imaging devices. As such, he understands the important role that intellectual property plays to help companies succeed.
Consultants
Greg
OF COunsel
European and UK Patent Attorney
Design Attorney
Greg Sach is a highly experienced patent attorney who has worked in the UK, Germany and the US.
Greg provides support to Concept IP for technologies in the area software related inventions. Greg is also able to provide specialist support and advice in the key territory of Germany.
For example, a useful option in patent filing strategies can be to consider a German national patent application or German utility model application.
Kate
OF COunsel
European and UK Patent Attorney
Design Attorney
Dr Kathryn Butler entered the Patent profession in 2002. Kate has run her own practice (Sirius IP), focusing on chemical inventions, for several years.
Kate provides support to Concept IP for technologies in the areas of chemistry & pharmaceuticals.
Kate graduated with a First Class Hons. Degree in Natural Sciences from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. Her degree in Natural Sciences encompassed Physics, Material Science and Chemistry. Kate completed a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry at UMIST/the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at Christie's Hospital.