Case Studies

At Mewburn Ellis we work collaboratively as one team to provide outstanding client service. By providing cross practice group teams tailored to each client’s need we quickly become trusted advisors and are able to provide commercially sound help and advice.

Below we have highlighted some case studies of our work for a range of clients to showcase the breadth of work we do.

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Global Chemical Company

A leading Japanese company with a global footprint, renowned for their innovation in the chemical and food product sectors, approached us due to our strong track record in successful opposition work for Japanese companies in this industry. We represented them in an offensive opposition against a major competitor’s European patent.

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Philochem AG

Philochem based in Zurich Switzerland, a leader in designing and screening DNA-encoded combinatorial libraries, relied on Mewburn Ellis for our expertise in patent drafting, prosecution, and defence. The patent (EP3083957), covering innovations in Philochem's DNA-encoded chemical library technology, was granted in 2018 and subsequently opposed by a larger competitor.

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Autoliv

Successful defence of a European patent for a new configuration of pedestrian airbag, securing broad and powerful claims. Autoliv is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry, recognised as the world’s largest producer of automotive safety equipment.

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Bristol Myers Squibb

Following the EPO’s revocation of the basic dasatinib patent, we had assisted Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) in successfully defending a crucial secondary patent (EP 1610780), which continued to largely protect their leukaemia treatment, Sprycel, until March 2024.

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“I think one of the great things about working with Mewburn Ellis is you can have quite short conversations, make decisions quickly, and they’re very responsive.”

CTO of Creo Medical, Chris Hancock

"The team is very knowledgeable and responsive, each bringing the right expertise to the table. The team dynamics internally and externally is very open and collaborative, and the interactions are always efficient and constructive."

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