Ben Brigou is Director of Intellectual Property at Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT)  and co-founder of boutique patent law firm Lakeside IP. CUT is a Canadian-headquartered leading decarbonisation scale-up which has raised over 80 million USD and is currently building a first of its kind industrial-scale mineral carbonation facility. In his fractional role as IP director, Ben is responsible for building CUT’s patent portfolio, negotiating R&D agreements and licensing agreements and keeping track of the IP landscape. Having previously led a team of patent attorneys & support staff at a multinational European IP firm, Ben knows the ins and outs of international patent prosecution and litigation.