Senior Counsel
Phil Jeffrey
Uk & European Patent Attorney
Phil Jeffrey joined MBIP in 2024 and his experience is particularly helpful enabling MBIP to advise their domestic Australian clients on how best to secure European IP rights and the complexities of European patent and design law.
Qualifications
PhD in Physics (Holographic Information Processing) University of Southampton
Bachelor of Science Hons (First Class.) Physics, University of Southampton
Certificate in IP Law, Queen Mary College, University of London
Chartered (UK) Patent attorney
Registered Patent Attorney, Europe
IP Litigation Certificate
Awards
IAM World 300 IP strategist (2018 – 2023)
IAM Strategy 300, 2024
IAM Strategy Global 300, 2024
Memberships
Member of Intellectual Property Society AU & NZ
Member of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Member of Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF), Boutique Practice Committee Leader 2025
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), Member of European Patents Institute (EPI)
Biography
Phil is a Chartered (UK) and European patent attorney with 30 years’ experience in the field of IP. Prior to joining MBIP, Phil was a Partner at a Tier 1 European IP firm and was a former member of the firm’s Management Board. Phil was also the firm’s lead Business Development partner for APAC.
Phil is a PhD Physicist and possesses technical expertise in the fields of holography, lasers, photonics, optoelectronics, mass spectrometry, oil drilling and exploration, optical devices, optical communication systems, medical endoscopes, medical devices, advanced materials, artificial intelligence (AI) and Tobacco Heating Products.
Phil is a regular business traveller to China, Japan, Europe and the US.
Phil is an Australian Permanent Resident and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He is a marathon runner, a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC).
