Danny is a European patent attorney with almost 20 years of practical experience with managing patents, designs, trade secrets and technology-related agreements. Danny joined Unilever in the UK after completing a DPhil in physical chemistry and worked for seven years as a research scientist and technical project leader before moving to the IP department. Danny has worked on IP across all of Unilever’s business groups, including personal care, nutrition and ice cream, and helped build the Unilever patent group in China.
Danny heads Unilever’s global nutrition patent team, leads the technology agreements group and is responsible for the patent group at Unilever’s UK R&D sites. He has represented Unilever on the IP Federation since 2016, during which time he also chaired the copyright & design committee.
With a grown-up family, Danny now has increased time to devote to other passions outside work including watching lower and non-league football, travelling, learning languages and volunteering with a local charity.
