Mewburn Ellis LLP

Engineering

Partner, Patent Attorney

Andrew deals with drafting and prosecuting patent applications at the EPO and UKIPO, as well as global patent portfolio management, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) work and advising on global patent filing strategies. He works in the engineering and electronics fields, with a focus on medical device technologies.

Andrew has spent time working as a patent attorney in Singapore, where he specialised in providing advice on obtaining patent protection throughout South-East Asia, China and the Indian sub-continent. He has also worked in Canada, developing an expertise in obtaining patent protection in North America.

Areas of Expertise

Medtech Mechanical engineering Fintech Semiconductors Aerospace Telecommunications Oil and gas Renewable energy Electronics and electronic engineering

Andrew has broad experience working directly with a range of companies in the UK and overseas, ranging from start-ups to multinationals.

He has a first class Master’s degree in Engineering (MEng – Electronics) from Cardiff University. He began his patent career in-house with Rolls Royce and qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Attorney in 2010, and as a Singapore Patent Attorney in 2012. He joined Mewburn Ellis LLP as a partner in 2018.