Adam Cohen
About Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen is a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office, where he has worked since 2003. He holds multiple degrees from the University of Cambridge and has extensive experience in patent information seminars and project management.
Work at European Patent Office
Adam Cohen has been employed at the European Patent Office (EPO) as a Patent Examiner since 2003. He has worked in the Hague Area, Netherlands, for 21 years. His responsibilities include examining patent applications and ensuring compliance with patent laws. He has presented at various internal and external seminars focused on East Asian patent information, particularly emphasizing Japanese classification and deep indexing schemes. Additionally, he has acted as a Product Owner for the Bulk Translation project since 2016 and has managed the FI/F-Terms in the XFull/XTopUp project from 2014 to 2016.
Education and Expertise
Adam Cohen has a robust educational background in engineering and sciences. He studied at the University of Cambridge, where he earned a BA in Electrical and Information Sciences from 1988 to 1991, followed by an MA from 1988 to 1995, and a PhD in photonics from 1994 to 1998. He also attended St. John's, Keele from 1975 to 1980 and completed his high school education at Newcastle-under-Lyme School, where he studied Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and General Studies from 1981 to 1987.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining the European Patent Office, Adam Cohen held various positions in the technology sector. He worked as a Consultant at Fujitsu Telecommunications for five months in 1998 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He served as Vice President of Photonics at Atomera from 2001 to 2003 in the Greater Boston Area. Additionally, he was a Manager at British Telecom from 1992 to 1994 in Martlesham Heath.
Professional Contributions
Adam Cohen has made significant contributions to the European Patent Office beyond his primary role. He served as a Quality Nominee from 2011 to 2014 and was a Committee Member of the Asian Patent Expert Group during the same period. He has also held the position of Secretary for the EPO Cricket Club from 2006 to 2017 and currently serves as Treasurer since 2017. Furthermore, he coordinates user acceptance testing of new software components for search and examination under the EPC2000 project and coaches new colleagues at the EPO.