Peter Smith

Peter was born in Suffolk but has lived in Leicester for most of his life. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 with a degree in natural sciences, specialising in physics. Peter immediately joined Serjeants and qualified as both a Chartered and European patent attorney in 1993. Peter was a partner in the firm from 1995 to 2024 and continues to work as a consultant – mostly in relation to patents for his existing clients.

During his career Peter has handled a wide variety of patent cases, generally of a mechanical or electronic nature, with a recent emphasis on medical devices. Peter can also give advice in the areas of trade marks, copyright and designs.

Peter’s retirement from full time practice allows him to spend more time travelling and pursuing his interests of local history and also watching and recording wildlife. There is always something waiting to be done in the garden but Peter makes sure he finds time to get out walking too – Leicestershire has lots of attractive countryside with good pubs to stop at along the way!