Patrick
has practised in intellectual property law both in the UK and overseas for more than 35 years, and was Head of Intellectual Property at Walker Morris from 1992 until moving in 2014 to the USA/UK law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson from which firm, he retired in 2022. From 2020 until 2023, he served as President of the UK and Irish Councils of the Licensing Executives Society International, the premier forum for the commercialisation of intellectual property. He serves as in house counsel for Branded!.