Adrian Liu

Senior Associate
UK & European Patent Attorney

Based in Birmingham

Tel: +44 (0)121 456 0078

Overview

Adrian Liu 廖俊滔 joined Barker Brettell in 2025, having worked previously at another firm since 2018.

Adrian is a senior associate European and UK patent attorney with a background in mechanical engineering and has worked with a broad range of clients from sole inventors, universities, start-ups, and SMEs to large corporates.

Adrian specialises in developing patent strategies reflecting commercial needs and has worked on applications relating to various aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering, including construction, tooling, automotive products and processes, materials engineering and testing, robotics, computer-implemented inventions, control systems, household appliances, medical devices, renewable energy, and energy storage.

Experience

Handling the drafting and prosecution of a large portfolio of European patent applications for a multinational company
Involved in freedom-to-operate projects for corporates and SMEs, relating to various products including household and commercial appliances, and imaging systems
Prepared several IP audits for start-ups and SMEs, setting out a clear patent strategy and relevant third-party patent rights
Managed an internal patent searching and analytics team, to prepare patentability reviews, patent landscape reports, freedom-to-operate reviews and competitor monitoring reports

“Adrian drafted two full patent specifications from detailed technical briefings in four days and filed both in a single evening while incorporating substantive feedback throughout. The invention was complex and unconventional, but Adrian engaged with the technical substance at a depth that went well beyond what I expected from a first engagement. His claim drafting was thorough, his turnaround was remarkable, and the quality of the output reflected genuine understanding of the invention rather than surface-level pattern matching. I’d recommend Adrian and the Barker Brettell team to any founder looking to protect novel technology.“

Tom Haworth, Founder of B13 AI