Speaker

Karl Barnfather

Chair

Barnfather IP

Karl Barnfather has several passions in life beside his family. Chief among them is his desire for innovators to reap maximum reward from their creativity through use of the IP system. He is a European Patent Attorney with vast experience representing multinational through to University startup enterprises in the HighTech sector – particularly in software and AI innovation. Karl is proud to assist LESi in its mission of “Advancing the business of IP globally”.
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Karl focuses his practice on achieving commercially valuable IP outcomes for all his clients – especially in the difficult field of software related innovation where patentability/eligibility can be significant as well as the conflicting possibility of trade secrets. Karl brings many years of experience in achieving optimal outcomes for high-tech innovator clients and continues to relish engaging in the challenges they bring on a daily basis.