Daniel Brodsky

Daniel is a UK and European patent attorney working in the fields of engineering, electronics, and software. He has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting UK, European and International (PCT) patent applications, and handles patent prosecution in a variety of jurisdictions such as the US, Japan and China. Daniel has a great track record of getting tricky applications granted and works with his clients to build robust patent portfolios around their technologies.

Daniel also regularly undertakes freedom-to-operate (FTO) and patent-landscaping projects, providing strategic and commercially-minded advice to help clients navigate third party IP. Building on his FTO work, he help clients to challenge identified patents to clear the way for their products, e.g. by filing third party observations and/or oppositions at the EPO.

Areas of Expertise

Daniel’s practice encompasses technology in a variety of different fields including:

• Automotive
• Electro-mechanical devices
• Medtech
• Consumer electronics
• Software (including AI/ML)
• Telecoms
• Optical systems

Clients

Daniel works for a range of different clients, from local start-ups and SMEs, to universities and multi-national companies. In all cases, his approach is to get to know the client and understand how IP fits with their commercial goals, enabling him to give highly tailored IP advice that adds value to their business.

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. 

Background

Daniel 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. His PhD research focused on measuring quantum phenomena in materials under extreme conditions (e.g. low temperature, high pressure, high magnetic field), and led to several high-profile publications, notably in Science.

Daniel 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.