Acknowledged as one of the “World’s 300 Leading IP Strategists” by IAM Magazine, Stephen founded Metis Partners in 2003 to assist businesses with the maximization of value from their IP assets. He has advised a range of enterprises including FTSE quoted companies, SMEs, global banks, insolvency practitioners and public sector organizations across Europe and the United States. Stephen’s experience includes monetizing IP assets, providing IP due diligence, delivering IP strategies, IP asset brokerage and IP asset valuation. He also provides expertise with IP commercialization, using IP assets as security to restructure debt and IP infringement and invalidity. With 20+ years of experience in the corporate finance sector, Stephen is also well-versed in banking, angel investing, and the plc sectors.

Matthew is an experienced European Patent Attorney and previous UKIPO Patent Examiner. He works with the team at Patsnap to unlock detailed insights, helping forward plan and create profitable IP and Research & Development strategies based on patent data. He has expertise in: patent drafting and prosecution; freedom to operate searches; novelty searches; invalidity actions; patent landscapes and competitor intelligence. With a technical background in computer science, he covers the fields of software apps; artificial intelligence; machine learning; blockchain; and also, medical and sports technologies.