Ben Boyd

Ben is experienced in patent drafting, prosecution and Freedom to Operate within the mechanical engineering, medical device and consumer products sectors. He also deals with filing and infringement issues relating to registered and unregistered designs.

Areas of Expertise

• Medical devices, such as inhalers
• Consumer products, such as sportswear
• Aeronautical engineering, including turbine engines
• Renewable energy, refrigeration and construction systems
• Mining and minerals processing systems and equipment
• Agricultural equipment

Clients

Ben works with a wide range of clients, including direct clients and foreign associates including multinationals, start-ups, SMEs and foreign attorneys across the UK, Europe, Japan, USA and Australia.

Background

Ben has a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Melbourne. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Queensland.

Ben started his career at a large top-tier Australian IP firm in 2012, qualifying as an Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorney in 2014. He then joined Mewburn Ellis in 2018, qualifying as a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2021 and a European Patent Attorney in 2022.

Opposition highlights 

Ben has worked on a number of opposition cases, including:

EP2808678B1 – Defensive opposition of a patent owned by Heineken UK in relation to a beverage dispense system. The prior art filed by the opponent included evidence of prior use.  The patent was maintained as amended.

EP3651591B1 - An offensive opposition of a patent owned by Essentra Filter Products in relation to a filter for a smoking article. The patent was revoked in its entirety after oral proceedings.

EP2765424B1 - Defensive opposition of a patent owned by Hitachi High Tech Corporation in relation to a method for analysing biomolecules. Ben filed a reply to the opposition, resulting in a preliminary opinion of the Opposition Division that was entirely positive for the patentee. The opposition was withdrawn prior to oral proceedings.