Richard Kennedy is a European and UK patent attorney and a partner at Venner Shipley. He has significant expertise in AI and deep learning-based technologies, and is the lead for the firm’s AI practice group. He has extensive experience of working with SMEs and multinational companies, usually acting as outside counsel but also at times in an outsourced in-house role, and has assisted a variety of startups and universities. He takes a practical, collaborative and commercial approach to patent work, and enjoys working with clients to secure best protection for their innovations.