Mewburn Ellis LLP

Mewburn Ellis LLP is a European intellectual property firm with offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich. The firm advises on all stages of the IP life cycle, including patents, trade marks, registered designs, IP-related disputes, and legal and commercial requirements. Its technical expertise covers chemistry, materials, engineering, ICT, and life sciences. The team includes 53 partners and IP directors, over 100 qualified patent and trade mark attorneys, solicitors and IP litigators, 42 trainees, and a dedicated IP and business services team, totalling more than 360 professionals.

Mewburn Ellis is recognised for its success in high-value, complex, and multi-party oppositions before the European Patent Office, with a strong record in defending patents it has drafted and prosecuted. The firm’s trade mark attorneys represent a wide range of clients, from sole traders to multinational corporations and prominent UK and foreign law firms. Its specialist IP lawyers work closely with attorneys to provide coordinated IP transaction and dispute resolution services, offering commercially focused and pragmatic advice. More than a third of its clients have maintained relationships with the firm for over 20 years.

The firm is committed to inclusion, diversity, and sustainability and has been awarded a Silver medal by EcoVadis for two consecutive years, placing it in the top 25% of companies rated globally and the top 19% in the legal and accounting sector. Mewburn Ellis was the first UK-based IP firm to receive this recognition.

Languages
German
English
Korean
Japanese
Chinese

Memberships
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)
Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)

Staffing
53 partners
159 other fee-earners
360 total staff