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Mewburn Ellis is recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces™ for Development 2025
Maria Hall - June 4, 2025

Mewburn Ellis is recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces™ for Development 2025

We are proud to announce that we have been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Development.

Mewburn Ellis is the first UK IP firm to join UN Global Compact
Maria Hall - September 13, 2024

Mewburn Ellis is the first UK IP firm to join UN Global Compact

We are proud to announce we have joined the UN Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership ...

Mewburn Ellis has donated over £1,000,000 to charity
Maria Hall - September 5, 2024

Mewburn Ellis has donated over £1,000,000 to charity

Today marks International Day of Charity (September 5th), since 2020, we have donated over ...

Mewburn Ellis recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services!
Maria Hall - September 4, 2024

Mewburn Ellis recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services!

We are proud to announce that following on from our recent announcement of being officially named ...

Mewburn Ellis donate £10,000, to All About Trans
Maria Hall - September 3, 2024

Mewburn Ellis donate £10,000, to All About Trans

Once again, our LGBTQ+ group has chosen All About Trans as one of their charities to support this ...

Mewburn Ellis donate £20,000 to Jonathan's Voice
Maria Hall - August 28, 2024

Mewburn Ellis donate £20,000 to Jonathan's Voice

As part of our community programme our inclusion and diversity collaboration group have once again ...

Mewburn Ellis donate £7,500 to Mothers for Mothers
Maria Hall - August 19, 2024

Mewburn Ellis donate £7,500 to Mothers for Mothers

Our WoMEn network here at Mewburn are passionate about giving back and supporting the community, ...

Mewburn Ellis is first European IP firm to earn Great Place To Work Certification™
Maria Hall - June 6, 2024

Mewburn Ellis is first European IP firm to earn Great Place To Work Certification™

We are proud to have been officially named as a Great Place To Work™ 2024 by Great Place To Work®, ...

British Science Association CREST Discovery Day in our Bristol office
Maria Hall - February 29, 2024

British Science Association CREST Discovery Day in our Bristol office

On Tuesday 20 February 2024, we were thrilled to welcome 28 students from Kings Oak Academy to our ...

Mewburn Ellis achieves Menopause Friendly Accreditation
Maria Hall - February 15, 2024

Mewburn Ellis achieves Menopause Friendly Accreditation

We are proud to have been awarded the Menopause Friendly Accreditation, established by Henpicked: ...

Bristol office selects Springboard Opportunity Group as their chosen charity to support
Maria Hall - November 17, 2023

Bristol office selects Springboard Opportunity Group as their chosen charity to support

This year, our Bristol office voted for Springboard Opportunity Group as their office charity. We ...

WIPR Diversity 2023
Joanna Smith - October 20, 2023

WIPR Diversity 2023

We are delighted to have three of our wonderful women recognised in WIPR Diversity 2023. WIPR ...

Mewburn Ellis praised for achievements in sustainability
Maria Hall - September 19, 2023

Mewburn Ellis praised for achievements in sustainability

EcoVadis ratings highlight environmental policies and sustainable procurement practices alongside ...

Mewburn Ellis donate £219,000 to charity partnerships for 2023/2024  — over £790,000 donated since 2020
Maria Hall - September 5, 2023

Mewburn Ellis donate £219,000 to charity partnerships for 2023/2024  — over £790,000 donated since 2020

To mark the International Day of Charity (September 5th), we are delighted to announce a commitment ...

Cambridge office selects Cambridge City Foodbank as their chosen charity to support
Maria Hall - August 31, 2023

Cambridge office selects Cambridge City Foodbank as their chosen charity to support

Our Cambridge office has chosen Cambridge City Foodbank as one of our local charities and we have ...

A visit to The Booth Centre — Manchester office to support charity over next two years
Maria Hall - August 30, 2023

A visit to The Booth Centre — Manchester office to support charity over next two years

The Booth Centre is a charity that our Manchester Office have chosen to support over the next two ...

Meet The Team: Maria Hall, Business Services, Chief M&BD Officer, Community Champion
Maria Hall - August 29, 2023

Meet The Team: Maria Hall, Business Services, Chief M&BD Officer, Community Champion

As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to chief marketing and business development officer ...

Mewburn Ellis support Jonathan's Voice for third year, donating £50,000 so far
Maria Hall - August 16, 2023

Mewburn Ellis support Jonathan's Voice for third year, donating £50,000 so far

“The focus of our I&D strategy is building inclusion, we are aiming to do this by ensuring that ...

Our LGBTQ+ Group selects All About Trans as one of their chosen charities to support.
Maria Hall - August 16, 2023

Our LGBTQ+ Group selects All About Trans as one of their chosen charities to support.

This year, our LGBTQ+ group has chosen All About Trans as one of their charities to support for our ...

London office selects The National Brain Appeal as their chosen charity to support.
Maria Hall - August 16, 2023

London office selects The National Brain Appeal as their chosen charity to support.

This year, our team in London have voted for The National Brain Appeal as their office charity. We ...

Mewburn Ellis CREST Awards partnership report
Maria Hall - February 7, 2023

Mewburn Ellis CREST Awards partnership report

We are delighted to share our CREST Awards partnership project report. This outlines some of the ...

Robert Watson elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee
Maria Hall - October 14, 2022

Robert Watson elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee

Partner Robert Watson was elected President of FICPI’s Study and Work Committee (Commission d'Etude ...

Most 16–25-year-olds in Britain unsure of their intellectual property rights over their creations
Maria Hall - April 26, 2022

Most 16–25-year-olds in Britain unsure of their intellectual property rights over their creations

New research carried out by Mewburn Ellis in conjunction with YouGov to mark World Intellectual ...

Ten new charities to benefit from our Community Fund
Maria Hall - January 27, 2022

Ten new charities to benefit from our Community Fund

We have ten new charities that we are now supporting with donations of between £5,000 and £10,000 ...

Forward: 2020 Features Special — out now!
Maria Hall - December 21, 2020

Forward: 2020 Features Special — out now!

Back in March we made the decision to take Forward magazine online. This allowed us to continue ...

New report launched: EPO Opposition Trends in the Life Sciences Sector
Maria Hall - November 14, 2019

New report launched: EPO Opposition Trends in the Life Sciences Sector

Our new research has revealed several recent patterns regarding the European Patent Office ...

Lateral partner hire into our new Patent Director role
Maria Hall - October 28, 2019

Lateral partner hire into our new Patent Director role

We are pleased to announce the lateral hire of Paul Misselbrook, previously a partner at Venner ...

Partner promotions and new Director position
Maria Hall - April 1, 2019

Partner promotions and new Director position

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Kostiuk-Smith, Jacqueline Pang and Eliot Ward have been ...

Former CITMA President Kate O’Rourke to head our European trade mark services
Maria Hall - March 11, 2019

Former CITMA President Kate O’Rourke to head our European trade mark services

We are delighted to announce that Kate O’Rourke will join the firm on 1 April 2019.

Our new brand: the forward-looking IP firm
Maria Hall - July 9, 2018

Our new brand: the forward-looking IP firm

Mewburn Ellis is a name synonymous with quality in the IP space. We are also seen as a firm that ...

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