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Richard Gillard
Partner
Richard has 20 years of experience in the full range of patent services, including drafting, prosecution, opposition and opinion work.
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Nick Ertl
Partner
Nick has 20 years experience in the drafting of patent applications and their prosecution around the world, especially before the EPO.
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James Anderson
Partner
James has experience across all aspects of patent practice. A large proportion of his time is spent working on high value European patents.
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Oliver Kingsbury
Partner
A qualified European and UK Patent Attorney since 2002, Oliver has experience in providing a broad range of IP support.
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Richard Cooke
Partner
Richard joined E + F in October 2005 and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2008 and a European Patent Attorney in 2010.
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Chris McLeod
Partner
Chris McLeod is a Chartered trade mark attorney and an authorised representative at the EUIPO, with over 30 years' experience.
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Glyn Truscott
Partner
Glyn's practice spans a wide range of biotechnology subject-matter, from combination immunotherapies to PCR-based diagnostic assays.
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Daniel Portch
Partner
Daniel's specialities include computing, computer programs, communications technology and electronic engineering.
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Rob O'Callaghan
Partner
Recommended in the Legal 500 (2018 and 2019 editions), Rob is known for his "wonderful advice and understanding".
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Samantha Busher
Partner
Samantha handles a full range of patent work, ranging from prosecuting applications, handling opposition and appeal work.
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Lee Mullen
Partner
Lee prosecutes patent applications for a wide range of clients before the EPO and UK Patent Office, handling a diverse range of subject-matter.
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Erik Scheuermann
Partner
Erik has been practising intellectual property since 2003. Before joining the profession he studied Chemistry in Germany, France and the UK.
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Mark Scott
Partner
Mark has experience across a broad range of patent matters, with particular expertise in prosecuting applications before the EPO.
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Rob Zijlstra
Consultant
Rob has particular experience in patent drafting and prosecution covering a wide variety of technical areas.
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Helen Brearley
Associate
Helen has over 15 years of experience in the field of intellectual property. Helen's background is in the life sciences.
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Henrietta Rooney
Associate
Henrietta specialises in the life sciences, with particular expertise in biotherapeutics. Henrietta joined Elkington and Fife in 2016.
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Allister McManus
Associate
Allister is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and an authorised representative at the EUIPO.
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Ellie Seymour
Associate
Ellie joined E+F in 2013 and has experience in a variety of patent work including prosecution, drafting and oppositions.
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Neil Fenwick
Associate
Neil spends the majority of his time drafting and prosecuting new patent applications.
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Alison Daniels
Associate
Alison's work relates to a wide range of chemistry inventions including inks, medical devices and materials.
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Zachary Jelley
Associate
Zachary's day-to-day practice focuses on the drafting and prosecution of electronic and computer-implemented inventions.
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Paul Brookes
Associate
Paul enjoys working on a broad range of chemical subject-matter. Specialising in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceuticals.
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Richard Scott
Associate
Richard obtained a first class MChem degree form the University of Oxford in 2009, completing a DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry in 2013.
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Andy Nicoll
Associate
Andy specialises in pharmaceuticals and nutrition. He has experience prosecuting patent applications in many major jurisdictions.
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Luke Ingleton
Associate
Luke graduated from University College London in 2014, obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property Law.
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Callum Anderson
Technical Assistant
Callum studied Physics at Imperial College London and graduated with a BSc honours degree in 2016.
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Sally Kennedy
Technical Assistant
Sally studied Chemistry at Somerville College, University of Oxford, and obtained her MChem in 2014.
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Melvyn Ansell
Technical Assistant
Melvyn completed his MChem degree (1st Class Honors, 2013) and DPhil in Organometallic chemistry (2017) at the University of Sussex.
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Melissa Walden
Technical Assistant
Melissa studied at Durham University where she obtained both her Master of Chemistry (MChem, 2014) and PhD (2019) degrees.
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Daniel Wright
Technical Assistant
Daniel studied Physics at King's College London and graduated with a first class MSci honours degree.
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Ella Blanquet
Technical Assistant
Ella studied Chemical Engineering in France (equivalent M.Eng.) with a Erasmus semester in the University of Manchester.
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Jamie Luscombe
Technical Assistant
Jamie was awarded a First Class BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from Newcastle University in 2018.
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Emma Pratt
Technical Assistant
Emma studied Physics at the University of Birmingham, and graduated with an MSci honours degree in 2015.
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Eloy Torres Ramon
Technical Assistant
Eloy studied at the University of Oxford where he obtained a first class degree in Physics.
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Laura Nend
Trainee Trade Mark Attorney
Laura obtained a First Class BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham in 2017.
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Jemma Brown
Technical Assistant
Jemma studied Physics at the University of Oxford (MPhys, 2015).
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Conor Pey
Technical Assistant
Conor studied Engineering at Durham University, where he specialised in Electronic Engineering.
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Isabel Beech
Technical Assistant
Isabel studied Chemistry at the University of Southampton (MChem) and graduated with a First Class Honours Degree.
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Alex Siddle
Technical Assistant
Alex studied Physics at Lancaster University (MPhys, 2016) before moving to Imperial College London to study for his PhD.
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Stephen Jackson
Technical Assistant
Stephen studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Warwick, graduating with a BSc MMathPhys honours degree in 2019.
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Alex Krolak
Technical Assistant
Alex graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2019 with a first class MEng Mechanical Engineering honours degree.
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Christopher Hall
Technical Assistant
Chris studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford where he obtained both his MChem (2016) and DPhil (2021).
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Leanne Anderson
Technical Assistant
Leanne studied Chemistry at Durham University, where she graduated with a first class honours MChem degree in 2020.
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Nick Breakspear
Practice Manager
Nick joined E+F in 2019 with an extensive financial background gained in education, insurance and financial services.
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Matthew Hendey
Records Manager
Matthew has spent over a decade working in top-tier IP law firms and joined E+F as Records Manager in 2019.
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Elizabeth King
HR Manager
Liz joined E+F in 2015, becoming HR Manager in 2018. She is responsible for all aspects of HR and running the monthy payroll.
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