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WESTPOINT, JAMES STREET WEST
BATH
BA1 2DA
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TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys Tier 1
EIP boasts a team of both patent attorneys and IP litigators who seamlessly cooperate to handle a range of domestic and cross-border litigation mandates for clients, having appeared before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, as well as in EPO opposition and appeal hearings. The life sciences and medical technology industries are key areas of activity for the practice, and its offering also includes support with the development and enforcement of IP rights. The team is jointly led by London-based Jerome Spaargaren and Heather McCann, and Matt Lawman in Bath. Spaargaren also heads up the firm’s digital sector group, McCann divides her time between the UK and the US, and Lawman boasts expertise in electronics and software-related work. Other key members of the team include Monika Rai (London), a life sciences specialist who often handles contentious proceedings at the EPO, Ben Willows (Bath), who has substantial experience with consumer electronics, printers, and aerospace, and London-based AI and machine-learning expert Ben Maling.Practice head(s):
Jerome Spaargaren; Heather McCann; Matt Lawman
Other key lawyers:
Monika Rai; Ben Willows; Ben Maling; Robert Barker; Felix Hall; Jonathan Garner; Carl Bryers; Chris Price
Testimonials
‘Very attentive to technical details, but also to implications that the technical details might have on business and commercial outcomes.’
‘Matt Lawman’s applications are so well crafted that in several cases we had ‘no objections’ reported by the Patent Office, from UK, EU, as well as from USA and other countries.’
‘Everyone at EIP have continued to impress with their level of professionalism, responsiveness, and teamwork.’
‘There is lots of attention to detail when communicating case updates and making recommendations. Monthly reports detailing portfolio status updates and upcoming deadlines have been particularly useful.’
Key clients
ServiceNow
Nanosys, Inc.
VividQ
Pulpex
Flawless AI
Airbus
Maersk
Instadeep
Sonos
Prime Medicine
Merck Serono
Work highlights
- Assisted Pulpex with devising an IP strategy, introducing secondees into the organisation to be nearer to the engineers, running invention mining, and executing on patent preparation and prosecution.
- Advising VividQ on a broad range of IP matters, ranging from devising IP strategy, through to developing the patent portfolio and providing all manner of commercial IP advice and services.
- Advising Flawless AI on devising a patenting strategy, mining inventions and developing a significant patent portfolio, achieving many granted US patents within three years.
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious) Tier 3
The ‘outstanding’ comprehensive offering at EIP covers the full gamut of issues in the patent space, covering a diverse multitude of agreements and other transactional mandates alongside multi-faceted litigation in a range of courts. Steering the practice is Andrew Sharples, who is especially knowledgeable in managing FRAND trials, Robert Lundie Smith, who counts blue-chip technology companies among his core roster of clients, and Mark Lubbock, whose transactional capabilities across a varied array of commercial arrangements further bolster the practice. Capitalising on his more than 30 years of activity in this field, Gary Moss is highly capable of advising on a range of cross-border IP disputes, while Kathleen Fox Murphy enjoys a wealth of experience in coordinating litigation, handling interim injunctions, and assisting with infringement issues.Practice head(s):
Andrew Sharples; Robert Lundie Smith; Mark Lubbock
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘EIP have huge experience in particular in the telecoms sector, and are market leaders in FRAND cases. The technical support from their patent attorney team is outstanding.’
‘Gary Moss is a fantastic leader with enormous understanding of the operation of the market and how to achieve the client’s commercial goals.’
‘Robert Lundie Smith is a very experienced and bright litigator, with an excellent blend of commercial nous, strategic mind and grasp of the technical details.’
‘Robert Lundie Smith is very hard-working, conscientious, and has a real understanding of the technical, legal and strategic aspects of the cases he is working on.’
‘Gary Moss is an excellent patent litigator and has done an impressive job of building EIP.’
‘EIP has a one of the best patent litigation teams in the country. They are resilient, insightful and determined. They always pursue their client commercial goals in a determined, focussed and resourceful way.’
‘The combination of the most able lawyers and very experienced technically able patent attorneys is invaluable in complex and challenging cases.’
‘Robert Lundie Smith brings outstanding leadership and strategic insight. He is very experienced in dealing with complex electronics patent and litigation insurers.’
Key clients
Amgen
PanOptis
ThroughPuter
EnOcean
Pulpex
Flawless AI
VividQ
Q Light
Work highlights
- Representing Optis and Unwired Planet before the High Court and Court of Appeal in their long-running and ongoing dispute with Apple regarding the licensing of their patent portfolio.
- Representing ThroughPuter, Inc. before the Patents Court against Microsoft.
- Represent Flawless AI, a company developing generative AI for films in Hollywood.
EIP > Firm Profile
EIP is a leading IP law firm advising on high-value and complex patent matters. Our multidisciplinary team combines patent attorneys, litigators and commercial IP lawyers, and we operate in three of the world’s main patent markets – Germany, UK and USA, and now also in the Nordics through our recent expansion into Sweden.
The benefit of this combination is well illustrated by EIP’s successful representation of clients in high stakes patent litigation before the UK High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and before the German District and Federal Courts.
Aside from the more mainstream drafting and prosecution practices, EIP’s patent attorneys work closely with the litigation team in the UK and Germany providing additional technical expertise on large scale international patent litigation matters.
EIP is increasingly involved in advisory and strategic project work in relation to the enforcement of patent rights, including portfolio analyses, infringement and validity analyses and claim charting, as well as strategic IP advice such as due diligence related to acquisitions and joint ventures. Members of their team often counsel clients on strategic patent portfolio management and development matters, and EIP has been retained to assist in developing high-level IP strategies for some of the world’s largest companies.
In 2023 EIP was named “European Firm of the Year for Patent Litigation” by Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) after being named “Firm of the Year for Patent Litigation” for four years from 2018 to 2021 by Managing IP. EIP is a Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IAM Patent 1000, IP Stars, and JUVE recommended firm as well as being recognised in the FT list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms.
Other offices: Bath, Cardiff, Düsseldorf, Leeds, Denver, Stockholm
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Digital | Jerome Spaargaren | [email protected] | |
| Mechanical | Richard Gordon-Brown | [email protected] | |
| IP strategy | Matt Lawman | [email protected] | |
| HealthTech & Chemistry | Gareth Probert | [email protected] | |
| Life Sciences | Monika Rai | [email protected] | |
| Energy | Laurence Brown | [email protected] | |
| Patent Litigation | Andrew Sharples | [email protected] | |
| Patent Litigation | Robert Lundie Smith | [email protected] | |
| Patent Prosecution | Heather McCann | [email protected] |
Lawyer Profiles
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Richard Gordon-Brown | Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Design Attorney | View Profile |
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Matt Lawman | Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney | View Profile |
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Ben Willows | Managing Associate, UK and European Patent Attorney, Design Attorney | View Profile |