Darren Jiron is the managing partner of Finnegan’s London office. He is dual qualified as a U.S. attorney and U.K. solicitor, and he has extensive experience in both patent procurement and patent litigation. Darren has a special interest in helping high-tech and fast-growing companies craft patent plans to build corporate value, working closely with clients to ensure their patent budgets are invested in claims strategically designed to block competitors. Darren leads integrated teams of attorneys across Europe and the United States addressing all aspects of clients’ patent needs. He has devoted much of his career to handling contentious IP matters—key experience he relies upon in developing patent strategies. Darren has a physics and materials science background, and his technical experience covers a wide range of technology areas, including machine vision, autonomous vehicles, optics, software and sensor-based control systems, user interfaces, medical devices, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer architecture, consumer electronics, advanced materials, composites, semiconductor design and fabrication, solid-state lighting, batteries, display devices, and green energy technologies.