Expertise
Passionate about building motivated teams backed by efficient systems to grow successful businesses, Matt has held significant leadership positions in several notable UK patent and trade mark firms. For over 15 years, he has been a prominent member of the Council of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, the UK’s largest membership organisation in the field of intellectual property, serving as CIPA’s elected President in 2024.
Matt’s technical expertise covers the broad fields of physics, engineering, electronics and software, working with companies in sectors as diverse as medical devices, wind turbines, robotic vehicles, online gambling, telecommunications security and air conditioning systems. In addition to providing commercially focused IP strategy advice, he has also represented major multi-national corporations in multi-party Opposition and Appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, particularly in the field of medical devices, such as absorbent products, negative pressure wound therapy, auto-injectors and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.
Recommendations
Matt Dixon is praised for his “strategic advice, enthusiasm and understanding of UPC procedures. He is highly skilled, knowledgeable and able to work to tight deadlines.”
IAM Patent 1000 2025
WIPR World Leader – 2025
WIPR’s Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 2025
Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars – Notable Practitioner – 2018 to 2025
IAM 300 World’s Leading IP Strategists – 2009 to 2021
IAM 1000 World’s Leading Patent Professionals – 2012 to 2020, 2025
Legal 500 Recommended Patent Attorney – 2019 to 2020, 2026
Gill Prize for highest overall mark in qualifying examinations, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys 1998
Qualifications and memberships
- Representative before the Unified Patent Court 2024
- European Patent Attorney 1998
- Chartered Patent Attorney 1998
- Certificate in Intellectual Property, Queen Mary College, University of London 1995
- BSc Physics, Imperial College, London 1994
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Awards
The Legal 500 UK, 2026, Recommended Lawyer
MIP IP Stars Notable Practitioner
Career
Prior to joining Beck Greener, Matt worked Of Counsel for an Aberdeen-based start-up patent practice, supporting the founder with the growth of the business. He has led the London office and the Engineering team of one of the UK’s largest IP firms. He founded the London office of a new IP practice with an innovative business model based entirely on fixed fees. He trained and qualified at one of the UK’s most respected patent and trade mark practices, becoming a partner in that firm’s Munich office.
