# Rifat Camurdan

Rifat is a European Patent Attorney, a Chartered Patent Attorney in the UK, and representative before the Unified Patent Court. His practice focuses on high-tech fields including telecommunications, digital media distribution, electronics, satellite antenna design, and computer-implemented inventions.

Rifat has been involved in patent drafting, prosecution of national, European and international applications, international portfolio management, as well as oppositions and appeals before the EPO.

Before joining HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER, Rifat has trained and worked for over ten years in the London, Munich and Milan offices of another leading pan-European IP firm.

Rifat studied Electrical Engineering at McGill University in Canada. Prior to entering the intellectual property profession, he worked on software for simulating electromagnetic and thermal fields, particularly in electric motors.



### Representative matters

- Acted for a global media-content leader in patent drafting, prosecution, and the coordination of its worldwide patent portfolio
- Provided technical expertise in national infringement proceedings relating to broadcasting rights
- Acted for a major telecommunications provider in patent prosecution and standard-essentiality analysis
- Represented clients in various sectors including energy, medical devices, power tools and industrial devices in prosecution, opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO





### Professional Affiliations

- Institute of Professional Representatives Before the European Patent Office (EPI)
- Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)





### Publications

- “Driven by Technology: Patenting AI before the European Patent Office,” Patents & Licensing, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Issue No. 299)
- “Is Obtaining New Data From Measured Data Inventive? The Board in T1741/22 Says Likely NO,” Patents & Licensing, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Issue No. 302)