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Conor Boyce
M.Eng., C. Eng., European Patent Attorney, Community Trade Mark Attorney.
Conor graduated in 1991 with a Masters degree in Electronic Engineering and qualified as a European Patent Attorney with FRKelly in 1993.
From 1997 to 2000 he worked with IBM as a Senior Patent Attorney, and is a named inventor in his own right on an IBM Patent. He rejoined FRKelly in 2000, and joined the Partnership of the firm in 2006.
Conor is one of Ireland's leading authorities on patents for software-implemented inventions, and is one of the most experienced attorneys specialising in software, electronics and telecommunications inventions. From his time with IBM he gained a thorough knowledge of the commercial aspects of licensing and commercialisation of IP.
Conor is a member of the Council of the European Patent Institute (epi) and sits on the Professional Qualifications Committee of the epi. He also acts as a tutor on the CEIPI course preparing students for the European Qualifying Examination.
Conor is based in our Dublin Office.
