Niles Beadman

Niles is a chemical and materials patent attorney who supports a range of innovative companies in navigating all parts of the patent life cycle.

Niles works with a range of UK-based direct clients, spanning start-ups and universities through to SMEs and multinationals. He has extensive experience in invention capture and drafting patent application in the energy storage and clean-tech space. Niles takes a keen interest in bio-derived materials, and helps clients protect innovation in bio-based feedstocks, refrigerants, colourants and inks. He specialises in protecting innovation at the borders of traditional chemistry, including the intersection of chemistry and electronics, software and cheminformatics,

He also manages the prosecution of patent portfolios worldwide. Recognised for a client centric approach, Niles advises with a global commercial strategy in mind, which looks to maximize enforcement, licensing and investment opportunities for his clients. Aside from growing patent portfolios, Niles is skilled at providing freedom to operate (FTO) advice, to support organisations through product launches and funding rounds.

Areas of Expertise

• Battery technology and energy storage
• Supramolecular and polymers chemistry
• Inks, colourants and optical materials
• Cheminformatics and new age chemistry
• Thermal management
• Cleantech

Clients

Niles works with a number of top-ranked UK universities alongside companies ranging from start-ups through to multinationals based in the UK, US and Japan.

Background

Niles started his career in patent law in 2018 at Mewburn Ellis, after obtaining a first class degree in Chemistry from Oxford University.  He went on to qualify as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2021 and a European Patent Attorney in 2022, and was promoted to Senior Associate in April 2025.  While at Oxford University, Niles researched novel perylene diimide based macrocycles for anion recognition and sensing applications.

Professional Career

Niles works closely with a number of Japanese and US attorney firms, and regularly visits the US. In 2024, he undertook a secondment to US attorney firm Wolf Greenfield.

Niles works closely with Indian counsel, and handles all the firm’s Indian Working Requirements. He delivered a CIPA seminar on changes to Indian working statement practice, which was attended by over 200 UK attorneys and paralegals.

Inside Mewburn Ellis, Niles is imbedded within the Learning Development team. As well as delivering a series of preparatory tutorials for the UK patent exams and European Patent Administrators Certificate, Niles develops and oversees Mewburn Ellis’ training program for the new European Patent Exams.

Published Articles

Intellectual Property: boosting opportunities in viral fields - Mewburn Ellis' Niles Beadman explores how an effective IP strategy can help innovative businesses exploit their virality – Global Legal Post

Global Strategies for Expedited Patent Examination - Stites & Harbison Client Alert

Memberships and Affiliations

Niles is a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi).

Recommendations and feedback

Becca Edney, Nyobolt’s IP counsel: “I have worked with Niles at Mewburn Ellis for the last three years and have consistently found him to be patient and thorough. The support of Niles and his team has been indispensable in developing our patent portfolio as a new and growing worldwide company. It has been a pleasure to work with them”.