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Patents

Patents are the core of our business.  You may be looking for some or all of the following, where we have expertise.
 

  • Drafting
     
  • Filing and prosecution
     
  • Opposition and appeals
     
  • Infringement and validity opinions
     
  • Freedom-to-operate opinions
     
  • Due diligence
     
  • Portfolio management
     

We believe that you are entitled to expect that your work is only handled by experts in your required area of patents work.  For this reason, we recruit only the best graduates and attorneys, and we retain them by providing a wide variety of patents work.  This provides us with first-class patent attorneys with rounded skill sets who will add value to your business.

The quality of your service is very good and your prices are considered to be among the best offered in the market. ”

Philips

Whether you need high-volume at low cost, or a more bespoke service, you will find it hard to find a better work product elsewhere.  Part of getting inside the business of ideas is understanding your needs and delivering a work product suitable for your business.  We have an impressive list of clients who are testament that we deliver on this promise.

As patent attorneys, we are driven by a passion and enthusiasm for science and technology.  We are first and foremost motivated to understand the technological ideas behind your business. However, we go further to understand what your business needs and deliver the patent advice which is appropriate for you.

Meet the team
Nick Ertl
Partner
Nick has 20 years experience in the drafting of patent applications and their prosecution around the world, especially before the EPO.
Richard Gillard
Partner
Richard has 20 years of experience in the full range of patent services, including drafting, prosecution, opposition and opinion work.
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.
Rob O'Callaghan
Partner
Recommended in the Legal 500, Rob is known for his "wonderful advice and understanding".
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.
Oliver Kingsbury
Partner
A qualified European and UK Patent Attorney since 2002, Oliver has experience in providing a broad range of IP support.
Daniel Portch
Partner
Daniel's specialities include computing, computer programs, communications technology and electronic engineering.
Samantha Busher
Partner
Samantha handles a full range of patent work, ranging from prosecuting applications, handling opposition and appeal work.
Erik Scheuermann
Partner
Erik has been practising intellectual property since 2003. Before joining the profession he studied Chemistry in Germany, France and the UK.
Mark Scott
Partner
Mark is an experienced and versatile attorney specialising in proceedings before the EPO and the UKIPO.
Glyn Truscott
Partner
Glyn's practice spans a wide range of biotechnology subject-matter, from combination immunotherapies to PCR-based diagnostic assays.
Paul Brookes
Partner
Paul enjoys working on a broad range of chemical subject-matter. Specialising in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceuticals.
Ellie Seymour
Partner
Ellie joined E+F in 2013 and has experience in a variety of patent work including prosecution, drafting and oppositions.
Jens Grabenstein
Partner
Jens is passionate about helping biotechnology companies build strong patent portfolios.
Zachary Jelley
Partner
Zachary's day-to-day practice focuses on the drafting and prosecution of electronic and computer-implemented inventions.
Andy Nicoll
Partner
Andy specialises in pharmaceuticals and nutrition. He has experience prosecuting patent applications in many major jurisdictions.
Richard Scott
Partner
Richard's practice spans the full patent lifecycle, from patent drafting and prosecution to freedom-to-practice and EPO opposition work. 
Lee Mullen
Counsel
Lee prosecutes patent applications for a wide range of clients before the EPO and UK Patent Office, handling a diverse range of subject-matter.
Neil Fenwick
Associate
Neil spends the majority of his time drafting and prosecuting new patent applications.
Paul Waldron
Associate
Paul is a European and UK Patent Attorney specialising in the Life Sciences.
Sally Kennedy
Associate
Sally specialises in the chemical field, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals.
Alison Daniels
Associate
Alison's work relates to a wide range of chemistry inventions including inks, medical devices and materials.
Henrietta Rooney
Associate
Henrietta specialises in the life sciences, with particular expertise in biotherapeutics. Henrietta joined Elkington and Fife in 2016.
Laura Garlick
Associate
Laura is a UK and European patent attorney in our electronics and mechanical group.
Leanne Anderson
Associate
Leanne specialises in the chemical field, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical patent applications.
Henry Hinder
Associate
Henry spends the majority of his time drafting and prosecuting new patent applications, and has experience across a wide range of different technology fields.
Nickeal Sidhu
Associate
Nickeal studied Natural Sciences at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA honours degree in 2021.
Emma Pratt
Associate
Emma is a UK and European patent attorney in our electronics and mechanical group.
Lewis Smith
Associate
Lewis studied MSci Chemistry with industrial experience at the University of Bristol (first class honours, 2017).
Daniel Wright
Associate
Daniel studied Physics at King's College London and graduated with a first class MSci honours degree.
Isabel Beech
Associate
Since joining Elkington and Fife in 2020, Isabel has gained experience in prosecuting patent applications.
Catherine Dabrowska
Associate
Catherine studied Human Biology at the University of Birmingham (First Class Honours MSci) before moving to the University of Cambridge for her PhD.
Asher Winter
Associate
Asher qualified as a European and UK patent attorney in 2025, having joined Elkington + Fife in 2021.
Harriet Oliver
Technical Assistant
Harriet studied Biological Sciences at Imperial College London (BSc Honours, First Class) before obtaining her PhD in Neuroscience.
Letitia Harris
Technical Assistant
Letitia studied Medical Sciences at the University of Leeds (BSc Honours) and Translational Cancer Medicine at King's College London.
William Bouette
Technical Assistant
Will studied Mechanical Engineering (Meng) at the University of Bristol, where he graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree.
Rebecca Southwart
Technical Assistant
Rebecca studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford and graduated with an MChem in 2022.
James Nunn
Technical Assistant
James studied Physics at the University of Warwick (MPhys 1st Class, 2019).
James Easton
Technical Assistant
James studied Chemistry at the University of Southampton where he obtained his MChem degree, before continuing on to study for his PhD.
Max Freebairn
Technical Assistant
Max studied Chemistry at the University of Durham, obtaining his BSc before continuing to pursue an MRes in Synthetic and Organic Chemistry.
Annie Sahota
Technical Assistant
Annie holds a PhD in Bionanotechnology and an MRes in Chemical Biology (Distinction) from Imperial College London.
Oliver Moseley
Technical Assistant
Oliver obtained a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, following a Chemistry degree from the University of Bath.
Kitty Lavercombe
Technical Assistant
Kitty studied Mechanical Engineering (MEng) at University College London, where she graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree.
Sophie Knott
Technical Assistant
Sophie completed a PhD at the UCL/Birkbeck Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology.
Samuele Fossati
Technical Assistant
Samuele obtained an MPhys in Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, followed by an MSc in Quantum Dynamics.
June (Ju Yeon) Han
Technical Assistant
June studied Biochemistry at University of Oxford (Mbiochem) before obtaining her PhD in computational developmental biology.
our patent sectors
Whilst our work spans a wide range of subject areas, the majority falls within the following sectors: