About Us

John Clayton Mewburn was a talented and enthusiastic young patent agent when he founded his intellectual property office in London in 1867. Just 27 years old, he knew an opportunity when he saw one.  The Industrial Revolution was still in full swing, with technological and scientific innovation at its height. So there were not only more people looking to protect their inventions and ideas, it was also easier and cheaper for them to do so than ever before.  In the 1890's he joined forces with George Beloe Ellis – a solicitor who shared his passion for new inventions and industrial property. Together the two men set about fulfilling their desire to protect the technologies they loved.

We recognise that we have a responsibility to ensure our business has a positive impact on the people, communities and environment around us. 

Sustainabilty is important to us. The success of our business relies upon our ability to attract, train and retain the best people. We support diversity throughout our business and make every effort to create and maintain an inclusive culture.  We recognise our responsibilities in the community and encourage our people to engage in activities that better wider society, and build trust in our local communities.  As a forward-looking firm, we understand the importance of minimising our environmental impact and 

As part of our commitment to the wider community we give 1% of our profits to charitable causes through the Mewburn Ellis Forward Foundation. We also give every person in the firm a community day to enable them to take time to support a cause that's important to them. This amounts to over 260 days of time donated a year to good causes and we are very proud of this.