Alvin Lam is a partner in the patent group of Maucher Jenkins’ London office. He graduated in 2001 with a joint degree in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science from the University of Edinburgh, and entered the patent profession amid the developing landscape of patenting computer and software-related inventions in the UK and Europe. His practice specialisation has remained in advising and obtaining patents for high-tech clients in the AI and computing fields. Lam has extensive experience with drafting and prosecuting patent applications, global patent portfolio management and filing strategy advice, prior art and freedom to operate searching and advisory work.