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JUVE Patent Firm Rankings Rankings UK 2020 Patent Filing – UK 2020

Patent Filing – UK 2020

Recommended patent firms in:

  • Abel & Imray

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Automotive and transport
    • Electronics
    • Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

    Practice strength

    23 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Airbus, Andrew Wireless Systems, CommScope, CooperVision, Nike Innovate (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Bath, Cardiff

  • Boult Wade Tennant

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Automotive and transport
    • Digital communication and computer technology

    Recommended individuals

    • Nick McLeish, Electronics
    • Nina White, Pharma and biotechnology

    Practice strength

    54 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Accenture Global Solutions, Astellas, Boeing, CanBas, Dow Global Technologies, Jeol, ServiceNow, Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Cambridge, Oxford, Reading

  • Carpmaels & Ransford

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Medical technology
    • Chemistry
    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Cameron Marshall, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Hugh Goodfellow, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Edward Oates, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Harvey Adams, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry
    • Gary Small, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

    Practice strength

    71 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing and oppositions for Gilead, Incyte, Johnson & Johnson, Vertex. Patent filing for Biosense Webster, DePuy, Ethicon, Micron, Stanford University. EPO oppositions for Novartis, Align Technologies; Eli Lilly over Foresto key patent; Takeda over Entyvio antibody, Stanford University over phagocytic anti-CD47 antibody; Highview Power on FTO and opposition over energy storage technology; Regeneron against Amgen over chronic eczema drug dupilumab and over cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha.

    Locations

    London

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  • Dehns

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Automotive and transport
    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Practice strength

    45 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Goodrich Actuation Systems, Hamilton Sundstrand, Otis Elevator, Pratt & Whitney, Rosemount Aerospace, United Technologies, Xiaomi Mobile (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Brighton, Manchester, Oxford

  • D Young & Co

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Chemistry
    • Automotive and transport
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Neil Nachshen, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Darren Lewis, Electronics
    • Connor McConchie, Chemistry

    Practice strength

    44 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Amazon, Amgen, Astex Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Dana-Faber Cancer Institute, Juniper Networks, Lubrizol, Sony, Takeda. EPO oppositions for Netflix, Corvidian, First Solar (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Southampton

  • EIP

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Medical technology
    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Darren Smyth, Chemistry / Digital communication and computer technology
    • Jerome Spaargaren, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

    Practice strength

    52 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Prosecution: Patent filing and oppositions for Airbus Operations and Hewlett Packard. Patent filing for Arm, BAT, Flirtey, Siemens Healthcare, Sonos, Visa.

    Locations

    London, Bath, Cardiff, Leeds

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  • Gill Jennings & Every

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Digital communication and computer technology

    Recommended individuals

    • Peter Finnie, Digital communication and computer technology

    Practice strength

    38 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Blackberry, Cern, Huawei, JT International, Mastercard, Micron, Palo Alto Research Center, St. Jude Medical, Xerox. EPO oppositions for Mylan (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London

  • J A Kemp

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Chemistry
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Ravi Srinivasan, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry
    • Patrick Campbell, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Andrew Bentham, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Jimmy Nicholls, Pharma and biotechnology

    Practice strength

    70 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Baidu, Brother, I-Mab Biopharma, Regeneron, Ricoh, Oxford University Innovation, Toyota, Trek Bicycles. EPO oppositions for Pioneer. (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Cambridge, Oxford

  • Kilburn & Strode

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Medical technology
    • Chemistry
    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Kristina Cornish, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Gwilym Roberts, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics
    • Alexander Korenberg, Medical technology / Electronics

    Practice strength

    53 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing at the EPO for Amgen, Boing, Cisco, Dana Faber Cancer Institute, Dropbox, General Electric, Google, Honeywell, Janssen Sciences Quantius Technologies, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, The Regents of the University of California, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London

  • Marks & Clerk

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Medical technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Jonathan Stafford, Pharma and biotechnology
    • Ed Round, Electronics

    Practice strength

    111 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing at the EPO for ABB, Amazon, Bridgestone, Google, Ricoh, Samsung, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, TTI Ltd. (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Oxford,

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  • Mathys & Squire

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Medical technology
    • Chemistry
    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics
    • Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

    Recommended individuals

    • Christopher Hamer, Chemistry
    • Jane Clark, Digital communication and computer technology / Mechanics, process and mechanical engineering

    Practice strength

    59 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing Abbott, Abbvie, British Petrol, 3M, Cisco, Cook Medical Technologies, Genzyme, Intuitive Surgical Operations, NEC, Swisscom, 3M (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Cambridge, Manchester, York

  • Mewburn Ellis

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Chemistry

    Recommended individuals

    • Simon Kremer, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry

    Practice strength

    62 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for 10X Genomics, Danisco, Genentech, Hitachi, Regeneron, Shimadzu, Shin-Etsu Chemical (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester

  • Page White and Farrer

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Practice strength

    20 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Conversant, Nokia, Schneider Electric, Vestel (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London

  • Potter Clarkson

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Pharma and biotechnology
    • Chemistry

    Recommended individuals

    • Charlotte Crowhurst, Pharma and biotechnology / Chemistry

    Practice strength

    40 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Baxter, Boe Technology, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Here Global, Mexichem Fluor, Nokia, Zoll Medical. EPO oppositions for AstraZeneca and BT (all public knowledge)

    Locations

    London, Nottingham

  • Venner Shipley

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Philip Harrison, Electronics
    • Pawel Piotrowicz, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

    Practice strength

    76 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Biomet, British American Tabacco, Google, MediaTek, Palantir Technologies, Regeneron, Samsung, Sanofi Aventis (all public knowledge), Airbus Defence and Space, Cycle Pharmaceutical, Clinigen, Nokia. EPO oppositions for Proctor & Gamble, Airbus Defence and Space concerning Boeing’s signal processing technology; Epizyme against GSK over EZH2 patent.

    Locations

    Cambridge, London, Manchester, Guildford

  • WP Thompson & Co

    Firm Analysis

    Recommended fields of expertise

    • Digital communication and computer technology
    • Electronics

    Recommended individuals

    • Julian Potter, Digital communication and computer technology / Electronics

    Practice strength

    8 patent attorneys

    Significant clients

    Patent filing for Alibaba, Palantir Technologies, Qualcomm, United States Postal Service, University of Washington (all public knowledge).

    Locations

    London, Liverpool

Please note: From 2019 JUVE Patent shall list the most important patent firms in the four main European jurisdictions. These shall be selected according to their reputation in the eight most important fields of technology in patent filing. The list shall include information on their most significant offices, team size and important clients. The selection of law firms in the above table reflects the research of the editorial staff at JUVE Patent and is based on interviews with clients, lawyers and academics worldwide. It remains a subjective view and implies no disparagement of any firm not mentioned here but which is nevertheless active in this field. The firms are alphabetically listed.

Practice Strength: Only national and European patent attorneys working on patent filings and oppositions

Significant Clients: Source: information provided by the law firm or EPO register.

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