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Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2025
Joanna Smith - June 3, 2025

Mewburn Ellis ranked ‘gold tier’ in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2025

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

Innovations in antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies – what you need to know - a new special report
Rebecca Tollervey - March 11, 2025

Innovations in antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies – what you need to know - a new special report

We are delighted to release our latest report Innovations in antibody-drug conjugates and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

UK accession to the CPTPP - grace period exemption big boost for IP
Robert Watson - March 31, 2023

UK accession to the CPTPP - grace period exemption big boost for IP

The UK government announced 5 years ago its intention to join the CPTPP (Comprehensive and ...

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 ...

Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson in PharmaTimes — everything I own?
Robert Watson - March 2, 2023

Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson in PharmaTimes — everything I own?

Featured in PharmaTimes, Julie Carlisle and Robert Watson dig deep into the maelstrom of ...

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 ...

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.

Missed the 30 September 2021 deadline for refiling RCDs pending at 31 December 2020 in the UK – there may be a solution!
Robert Watson - October 18, 2021

Missed the 30 September 2021 deadline for refiling RCDs pending at 31 December 2020 in the UK – there may be a solution!

As widely discussed, 30 September 2021 was the deadline for refiling Registered Community Design ...

Uncharted territory – your IP rights post-Brexit
Kate O'Rourke - October 14, 2021

Uncharted territory – your IP rights post-Brexit

30 September saw the passing of the final deadline for owners of EU trade mark and design rights to ...

Intellectual property landscape 2021 - key questions answered
Robert Watson - August 12, 2021

Intellectual property landscape 2021 - key questions answered

Partner Robert Watson recently participated in a Corporate LiveWire virtual round table where ...

Seeing Double at the EPO – what was G4/19 actually about?
Robert Watson - July 2, 2021

Seeing Double at the EPO – what was G4/19 actually about?

Whether double patenting, the granting of more than one patent for the same invention, should be ...

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - July 2, 2021

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021

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

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 ...

Defending D-Line
Robert Watson - March 11, 2021

Defending D-Line

From its first steps in North Shields to international stature, how has this company’s approach to ...

Robert Watson appointed to EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO)
Robert Watson - February 16, 2021

Robert Watson appointed to EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO)

Robert Watson has been appointed to the EPO’s Standing Advisory Committee (SACEPO) for its ...

For UK designs, we’re entering exciting times
Robert Watson - February 16, 2021

For UK designs, we’re entering exciting times

As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Robert Watson explores the ...

Out of Oz: the remarkable life and times of AMP945
Robert Watson - February 5, 2021

Out of Oz: the remarkable life and times of AMP945

Bringing a new cancer treatment to the public can be a complex process, as Alex Eliseev finds out.

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2021
Jacqueline Murphy - October 1, 2020

Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2021

We are delighted to be ranked top tier for our patent practice in the 2021 edition of The Legal ...

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 ...

Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars 2019
Jacqueline Murphy - June 17, 2019

Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars 2019

We are delighted to be ranked in Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars for 2019.

IAM Patent 1000, 2019
Jacqueline Murphy - June 17, 2019

IAM Patent 1000, 2019

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

Protecting the ‘Trojan horse’ drug key to keeping a struggling field viable
Julie Carlisle - May 20, 2019

Protecting the ‘Trojan horse’ drug key to keeping a struggling field viable

An Expert View column originally published in The Pharma Letter. Read the original article here. ...

Numbering system for re-registered design rights and comparable trade marks
Robert Watson - March 21, 2019

Numbering system for re-registered design rights and comparable trade marks

The UK enacted the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 which provides the basis for how EU law will be converted ...

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