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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

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Chambers & Partners 2025 legal guide - Band 1

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Joanna Smith - June 10, 2024

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

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1st Anniversary of the UPC – some stats!

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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 ...

Chambers & Partners 2024 legal guide - Band 1
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Chambers & Partners 2024 legal guide - Band 1

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UPC at four months old - a review

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Beware the front-loaded procedure!
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Beware the front-loaded procedure!

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Meet The Team: Sean Jauss, Partner, Solicitor, Litigator, Head of Legal Services

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Litigation in the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

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UPC Administrative Committee approves Milan as host of the third Central Division court
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UPC Administrative Committee approves Milan as host of the third Central Division court

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Trade Secrets in practice

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Patent Litigation Trends in England & Wales - new report

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Pharma Trade Marks: Exhaustion and Parallel Trade in the UK - Special Report 2022

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Top Tier in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal guide
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Top Tier in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal guide

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

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LG Chem vs SK Innovation: law & politics in the EV market

Sales of electric vehicles are booming. With global stock up from less than 1 million in 2014 to ...

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Chambers & Partners 2022 Legal Guide - Band 1 Recommended Firm

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A snapshot: Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and Digital Health

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Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights X Fashion Industry: Fight fake fashion

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Podcast with Sean Jauss: the litigation lowdown
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Podcast with Sean Jauss: the litigation lowdown

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Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and Digital Health Special Report
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Patent Landscape in Bioinformatics and Digital Health Special Report

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String theory: how bundling IP rights strengthens bioinformatics products

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Electronic signatures, “the new normal”?

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Fashion and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: brand protection should never go out of style

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IP STARS 2020: The leading practitioners in IP
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IP STARS 2020: The leading practitioners in IP

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Understanding Europe’s trade secret rules

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Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars 2019
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Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars 2019

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

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Conducting due diligence and audits on intellectual property rights

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Eight key themes from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

I’ve spent the last few days talking with biotech entrepreneurs, VC fund managers and lawyers ...

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