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In person event - Powering the Future: Unlocking the UK’s Battery Potential, Wednesday 25 June 2025
Jacqueline Murphy - May 9, 2025

In person event - Powering the Future: Unlocking the UK’s Battery Potential, Wednesday 25 June 2025

We are delighted to present an exciting in person event "Powering the Future: Unlocking the UK’s ...

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2024
Joanna Smith - June 10, 2024

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2024

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent ...

Women in IP Global Networking Event 18 April 2024
Jacqueline Murphy - February 29, 2024

Women in IP Global Networking Event 18 April 2024

We are delighted to be hosting an in person global networking and discussion event to celebrate ...

Design Rights: A powerful tool in the IP armoury
Jacqueline Murphy - January 18, 2024

Design Rights: A powerful tool in the IP armoury

We are pleased to launch our latest special report Design Rights: A powerful tool in the IP ...

Validating European patents outside Europe - the Validation State system
Jacqueline Murphy - November 8, 2023

Validating European patents outside Europe - the Validation State system

We are pleased to launch our latest report Validating European patents outside Europe - the ...

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023
Jacqueline Murphy - October 23, 2023

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting in ...

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2023
Joanna Smith - July 4, 2023

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2023

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent ...

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September
Jacqueline Murphy - June 26, 2023

In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Cambridge Cleantech to present an exciting in ...

Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar
Jacqueline Murphy - May 16, 2023

Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar

On Wednesday 21 June, we are delighted to be hosting in partnership with Oxfordshire Greentech a ...

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech
Jacqueline Murphy - April 19, 2023

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech

On Wednesday 22 March, we were delighted to co-host an in-person event with Oxfordshire Greentech ...

Come and join us for a ‘Celebration of all things Singapore’
Jacqueline Murphy - March 7, 2023

Come and join us for a ‘Celebration of all things Singapore’

We are excited to be in Singapore for INTA 2023 and very much hope that you can join us at our ...

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023
Jacqueline Murphy - January 9, 2023

Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023

We are delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting new in person ...

Top Tier in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal guide
Jacqueline Murphy - October 25, 2022

Top Tier in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal guide

We are proud to have once again been ranked Band 1 (gold) in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal ...

Graphene: patenting a wonder material
Jacqueline Murphy - October 25, 2022

Graphene: patenting a wonder material

Our Special Report Graphene: patenting a wonder material examines graphene-related patent ...

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2023
Jacqueline Murphy - October 14, 2022

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2023

We are extremely proud to be ranked tier one for our patent and trade mark practices in the 2023 ...

WIPR Diversity Champions & Trailblazers 2022
Jacqueline Murphy - October 7, 2022

WIPR Diversity Champions & Trailblazers 2022

Congratulations to Robert Andrews and Rebecca Campbell on being recognised as a World Intellectual ...

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2022
Jacqueline Murphy - July 4, 2022

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2022

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM PATENT 1000: The World’s Leading Patent ...

Mewburn Ellis win MIP UK Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year!
Jacqueline Murphy - June 23, 2022

Mewburn Ellis win MIP UK Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year!

We are delighted to have been named UK Firm of the Year for Patent Prosecution at the Managing IP ...

Mewburn Ellis ranked Tier 1 for Patent prosecution in MIP IP STARS 2022
Jacqueline Murphy - June 20, 2022

Mewburn Ellis ranked Tier 1 for Patent prosecution in MIP IP STARS 2022

We are delighted to once again be ranked Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution UK in MIP IP STARS 2022.

New Green IP Report launched
Jacqueline Murphy - October 26, 2021

New Green IP Report launched

To coincide with the launch of COP26 we have released a new report into Green IP. Our report ...

Chambers & Partners 2022 Legal Guide - Band 1 Recommended Firm
Jacqueline Murphy - October 22, 2021

Chambers & Partners 2022 Legal Guide - Band 1 Recommended Firm

We are delighted to have once again been ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners 2022 legal guide ...

MIP IP Stars - The Rising Stars in IP 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - October 4, 2021

MIP IP Stars - The Rising Stars in IP 2021

Congratulations to Rebecca Anderson-Smith, Callum McGuinn and Ben Tolley for being recognised as ...

WIPR Diversity Trailblazers 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - July 28, 2021

WIPR Diversity Trailblazers 2021

Congratulations to former Partner Sarah Kostiuk-Smith on being recognised as a World Intellectual ...

Proud partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) for a 3rd year
Jacqueline Murphy - July 27, 2021

Proud partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) for a 3rd year

We are proud and excited to be entering our third year as an affiliate partner of the Graphene ...

WTR Global Leaders 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - July 20, 2021

WTR Global Leaders 2021

Congratulations to our former Head of Trade Marks Kate O'Rourke on being listed as a WTR Global ...

Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe
Jacqueline Murphy - June 23, 2021

Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe

Our Special Report Pharma and Life Sciences Patent Extensions in Europe examines five years of data ...

Mewburn Ellis ranked Tier 1 for Patent prosecution in MIP IP STARS 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - June 17, 2021

Mewburn Ellis ranked Tier 1 for Patent prosecution in MIP IP STARS 2021

We are delighted to be ranked Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution UK in MIP IP STARS 2021. As one of only ...

World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - February 17, 2021

World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to once again be ranked in World Trademark Review 1000, the research ...

New Special Report: Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe
Jacqueline Murphy - February 4, 2021

New Special Report: Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents in Europe

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Validation Strategies for Pharmaceutical Patents ...

Chambers & Partners 2020 Legal Guide - Band 1 Recommended Firm
Jacqueline Murphy - October 23, 2020

Chambers & Partners 2020 Legal Guide - Band 1 Recommended Firm

We are pleased to report that Mewburn Ellis has been ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners 2020 ...

Great City Race 2020 – Run from Home
Jacqueline Murphy - July 22, 2020

Great City Race 2020 – Run from Home

On Tuesday 21 July a team of 13 Mewburn runners from across our offices took part in the Standard ...

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020
Jacqueline Murphy - June 16, 2020

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020

We are delighted to once again be ranked ‘highly recommended’ in ‘IAM 1000: The World’s Leading ...

IP STARS 2020: The leading practitioners in IP
Jacqueline Murphy - May 5, 2020

IP STARS 2020: The leading practitioners in IP

Congratulations to Sofia Arenal, Chris Denison, Stephen Gill, Sean Jauss, Kate O’Rourke, Nick ...

3D printing community responds to the coronavirus (COVID-19) challenge
Jacqueline Murphy - April 3, 2020

3D printing community responds to the coronavirus (COVID-19) challenge

The coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic has left healthcare systems globally scrambling for much needed ...

World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2020
Jacqueline Murphy - February 17, 2020

World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2020

Mewburn Ellis is delighted to once again be ranked in World Trade Mark Review 1000, the research ...

Welcome to our new website
Jacqueline Murphy - January 23, 2020

Welcome to our new website

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website, it incorporates the very best of the ...

Proud Partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)
Jacqueline Murphy - January 23, 2020

Proud Partners of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC)

We are proud and excited to be starting our second year as an affiliate partner of the Graphene ...

Chambers & Partners Legal Guide 2019
Jacqueline Murphy - October 29, 2019

Chambers & Partners Legal Guide 2019

We are delighted to report that Mewburn Ellis has once again been ranked in Chambers & Partners ...

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2019
Jacqueline Murphy - October 29, 2019

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2019

We are delighted to have been ranked as a top tier firm in the 2019 edition of Legal 500. This ...

AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event: Manchester 4 April 2019
Jacqueline Murphy - April 10, 2019

AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking Event: Manchester 4 April 2019

On Thursday 4 April, we were delighted to host an American Intellectual Property Law Association ...

Roger Federer in trade mark dispute with Nike
Jacqueline Pang - July 20, 2018

Roger Federer in trade mark dispute with Nike

Roger Federer recently left Nike and signed a deal with Uniqlo reportedly worth $30million per ...

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