Nick entered the patent profession in 2010, working for another well-known London based firm of patent attorneys. He quickly gained experience in a wide range of technology areas, including laser holography, telecommunication systems/devices, display technology and surveying systems. Whilst at this firm, Nick was responsible for handling LED cases for a multinational company based in South Korea.

In 2012, Nick moved to a niche firm of European patent attorneys that specialised in 3GPP and LTE telecommunication systems, two-way radio systems, automotive electronics and semiconductor technology.

 

Whilst at this firm, Nick gained a wealth of experience in drafting patent applications and working closely with inventors.

 

Nick joined Maucher Jenkins in 2015, and qualified as a European patent attorney in 2016.

 

Publications:

 

'Free carrier lifetime modification for silicon waveguide based devices', N. M. Wright, D. J. Thomson, K. L. Litvinenko, W. R. Headley, A. J. Smith, A. P. Knights, J. H. B. Deane, F. Y. Gardes, G. Z. Mashanovich, R. Gwilliam, and G. T. Reed, Optics Express, vol. 16, pp. 19779 - 19784, 2008.

 

Conferences:

'Silicon photonic devices and polarisation independence', G. T. Reed, G. Z. Mashanovich, B. D. Timotijevic, F. Y. Gardes, W. R. Headley, and N. Wright MRS Fall Meeting 2006, 27 Nov. 1 Dec. 2006, Boston, USA, 0958-L02-01. (invited)

'Free carrier lifetime modification for silicon waveguide based devices', N. M. Wright, D. J. Thomson, F. Y. Gardes, W. R. Headley, A. J. Smith, A. P. Knights, K. L. Litvinenko, G. Z. Mashanovich, R. Gwilliam, and G. T. Reed, 5th IEEE/LEOS International Conference on Group IV Photonics, Sorento, Italy, 17-19 September 2008.

'Silicon Photonics at the University of Surrey', G. T. Reed, G. Mashanovich, F. Y. Gardes, R. M. Gwilliam, N. M. Wright, D. J. Thomson, B. D. Timotijevic, K. L. Litvinenko, W. R. Headley, A. J. Smith, A. P. Knights, P. E. Jessop, N. G. Tarr, J. H. B. Deane, SPIE Europe, Microtechnologies for the New Millenium, Dresden, Germany, 4-6 May 2009. (invited)

'Free carrier lifetime modification in silicon', N. M. Wright, D. J. Thomson, K. L. Litvinenko, W. R. Headley, A. J. Smith, A. P. Knights, J. H. B. Deane, F. Y. Gardes, G. Z. Mashanovich, R. Gwilliam, and G. T. Reed, Photonics West 2009, San Jose, California, USA, January 2009.

'The UK Silicon Photonics Project', G. T. Reed, N. Wright, G. Z. Mashanovich, B. Timotijevic, T. F. Krauss, T. P. White, L. O'Faolain, R. W. Kelsall, L. Lever, Z. Ikonic, A. Valavanis,D. Leadley, E. Findlayson, and R. M. Jenkins, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits, Photonics Europe 2010, Proc SPIE 7719, Brussells 12 – 16 April, 2010. (invited)

'Effects of annealing silicon ion irradiated rib waveguides with respect to free carrier lifetime', N. Wright, A. Smith, K. Litvinenko, R. Gwilliam, G. Mashanovich, and G. T. Reed, Photonics West 2010, 23-28 January 2010, San Francisco, California, USA.

 

Interests outside work:

 

Nick enjoys music, DIY and spending time with his three children.