The forward-looking IP firm

The forward-looking IP firm
Bold Commentators, Trusted Advisors, Trained For Excellence

Mewburn Ellis staff are working from home and our business is operating as usual - see below for latest news on the Coronavirus.

Every aspect of your Intellectual Property covered

PATENTS & TECHNOLOGIES

Unrivaled patent expertise in all technologies to ensure R&D can be translated into real business benefits

TRADE MARKS & BRANDS

Strategic trade mark advice covering all aspects of IP for your brands across all jurisdictions

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

When contentious matters escalate and issues of IP infringement arise our team can step in and help

LEGAL & TRANSACTIONS

Clear, straightforward, commercial IP advice that will help achieve your business objectives

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New partner promotion and director appointments

We are delighted to announce five new roles across three of our offices. These appointments send a very strong message to the market around the firm’s clear and continued growth trajectory and ability to attract and develop the leading talent in European IP...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) extension at the EPO: Part 2

The European Patent Office (EPO) now has a dedicated webpage regarding their response to COVID-19; that should provide current information as the crisis unfolds. To date (17 April 2020), the EPO has issued three notices regarding the extension of deadlines. This latest notice effectively supersedes the first one.

Vaccine platform technologies to combat emerging infectious diseases

Encouraging progress is being made towards vaccine development against Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are seeing first-hand how platform technologies have the potential to improve the timelines for the development and production of vaccines against new diseases...

Careers at Mewburn Ellis

We have been on quite a journey over the last few years, growing rapidly, creating new roles and transforming the firm into a forward-looking business full of exciting opportunities...

Changes to our correspondence address

Please send all courier or postal correspondence to Mewburn Ellis at the following Bristol address until further notice.

Mewburn Ellis
Aurora Building,
Counterslip,
Bristol BS1 6BX
United Kingdom

We work at every stage of the IP lifecycle

PROTECT

Drafting, Filing & Prosecution
Portfolio Management
Searching & Watching
Renewals & EP Validations

DEFEND

Pre-action Advice
Oppositions & Appeals
Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution

EXPLOIT

Strategic Advice
Commercial Issues
Transactions
Corporate Support

Experts in IP law and practice

At the very forefront of technological development with continental reach, gold-plated technical ability and searingly honest advice.

IAM PATENT 1000

Legal Directory

Responsive service, high quality drafting and good working relationships with inventors.

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS

Legal Directory

An excellent firm for handling complex life sciences patent portfolios’, Mewburn Ellis LLP’s ‘highly knowledgeable team is singled out for its ‘competent and detailed support and understanding of clients’ commercial needs.

LEGAL 500

Legal Directory

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FORWARD MAGAZINE

Mewburn Ellis Forward is a biannual publication that celebrates the best of innovation and exploration. Through its pages we hope to inform and entertain, but also to encourage discussion about the most compelling developments taking place in the scientific and entrepreneurial world. Along the way, we’ll engage with the IP challenges that international organisations face every day.

The third edition is out now and includes features on the fight against superbugs, the circular plastic economy, the growth of biotech in Singapore, the rise of bioinformatics and an interview with the founders of the UK’s new inland surf centre, The Wave.

The forward-looking IP firm