Daniel Brodsky

Daniel is a UK and European patent attorney working in the fields of electronics, software and engineering. He handles a range of patent work, particularly the drafting and prosecution of UK, European and PCT applications, as well as patent prosecution in a variety of jurisdictions such as the US, Japan and China. Daniel also regularly advises clients on FTO and patent-landscaping projects, and has experience of examining and opposition division oral proceedings at the EPO. 

Areas of Expertise

• Medical devices
• Consumer electronics
• Automotive
• AI & Machine learning
• Computer-implemented inventions
• Optical systems

Clients

Daniel works with a mix of different clients, including local start-ups, universities, and UK innovators, as well as multinationals and international attorneys.

Background

He has a BSc and PhD in physics from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Part of his PhD research was carried out at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, and resulted in several high profile publications, notably in Science.

He joined Mewburn Ellis LLP in 2015, qualifying as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney in 2018 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2019. Daniel joined the partnership in 2024.

Opposition highlights 

Daniel has worked on a number of oppositions, including:

EP3784064, Nonwovenn v Swedish Match: Our client Nonwovenn were one of four opponents against the Swedish patent, highlighting the commercial importance of this case. The scope of the patent was successfully restricted during the opposition procedure.

EP2186107, EMA Electromechanics v Jörg Lange: Successfully defended the patent against this opposition, resulting in the patent being maintained as granted.

EP2635142, Nonwovenn v RJ Reynolds: Daniel successfully opposed the patent, causing the claim scope to be narrowed.