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EIP retains rankings in Legal 500 UK 2023
The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 UK has been published and EIP has retained its rankings for its patent attorney and patent litigation practices. For the second year running EIP's patent attorney practice is rated in the top tier and received feedbac...
EIP launches regional hub in Sweden following strategic hires
EIP, the patent law firm specialising in high-value and complex matters, is expanding its presence in the Nordics by opening in Sweden. It is the international firm’s first Nordic office, and the move will bring the firm closer to its existing cl...
EIP partners recognised as IP Strategists in IAM Strategy 300
EIP partners Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky and James Seymour have been listed in IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists which identifies the individuals whose business is the creation, development and deployment of strategies that enable...
Women in Law: A Legal Timeline, in celebration of Women’s Equality Day
In 1859, Maria Rye started a business in teaching young women to copy legal documents at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, and in 1870, promoted the Married Women’s Property Bill[1] allowing women to legally earn and own money and inherit property.[2] ...
EIP expertise recognised by IAM Patent 1000 2022
IAM Patent 1000 2022 rankings have been published and EIP has received silver rankings in the UK for Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation, while EIP's German practice has received bronze ranking for Patent Infringement. Below are some positive tes...
EIP expertise recognised by IP Stars 2022
IP Stars has published its 2022 Patent rankings which has recognised EIP's expertise in the UK and Germany as well as highlighting 10 EIP partners as outstanding practitioners. In the UK EIP has been ranked in the top tier for Patent Contentious while...
EIP ranked as top UK firm in The Patent Lawyer magazine
EIP has yet again been listed as an award winning law firm in the UK in The Patent Lawyer Magazine Rankings 2022. The rankings list 10 of the most well-respected law firms from UK & Europe. The list is derived from a multifaceted methodology, whic...
EIP Partner ranked again in Best Lawyers in Germany 2023
Today EIP Partner Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky has been recognised once again for his expertise in intellectual property law, litigation, and technology law with a ranking in Best Lawyers in Germany 2023. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on p...
EIP makes partner hire with highly experienced electronics and semiconductor patent attorney
EIP has announced further growth with the hire of Andrew Thompson, a highly experienced electronics and semiconductor technologies patent attorney. Andrew has over 20 years of experience in the patent profession and joins EIP from Withers & Rogers...
EIP celebrate another win at Managing IP EMEA Awards
EIP is delighted to have won an award at the prestigious Managing IP Awards EMEA – European Firm of the Year - Patent Contentious (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms). The Managing IP Awards recognise remarkable achievements by firms and individual...
EIP highly ranked in FT list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms
EIP has today been highly ranked in a special report commissioned by the FT of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms. This is the fourth year the FT has prepared this joint report with Statista. The report covers six broad sectors: Biotechnology & Fo...
EIP shortlisted for four Managing IP Awards
EIP has been shortlisted in four categories in the Managing IP Awards EMEA 2022. EIP is again nominated in the United Kingdom Patent Contentious Firm of the Year award, which it has previously won for the past four years. For the first time EIP is al...
EIP recognised in WIPR Leaders 2022
EIP has several people ranked in the newly published WIPR Leaders 2022. This online publication is a directory of the world’s most talented IP lawyers, and features more than 1,000 professionals from more than 60 countries. These IP professionals have...
World IP Day 2022: Youth & IP – Introducing EIP’s Schools Initiative
The theme this year for World Intellectual Property Day is “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”. It calls for a celebration of youth-led innovation and creativity. The WIPO website states: “World Intellectual Property Day 2022 is an opportun...
EIP announces three promotions to its partnership
EIP today announces the promotion of Eric Williams, Tim Belcher, and Tom Brazier to its partnership. The newly promoted partners have 40 years’ experience between them advising on patent matters, and each already work for some of EIP’s most innovative ...
EIP hires highly experienced partner Mark Lubbock to provide commercial advice
EIP has announced the appointment of Mark Lubbock from Brown Rudnick where he was a partner for four years in the Intellectual Property group based in London. Prior to joining Brown Rudnick Mark spent over 20 years at Ashurst. During his time at Ashur...
Reflections on International Women’s Day
As we mark International Women’s Day (IWD) I reflect on my own mixed feelings about this day of celebration. My first engagement with IWD came in the early 2010s when I had the honour of working in a female founded alternative law firm which celebrate...
My journey from student to associate
It’s officially National Careers Week, a week to focus on providing career guidance to help support young people leaving education. As in previous years, we wanted to highlight the different routes available to young people after completing education....
Digital event: Plausibility - The approach in the EPO in the UK
Join us for a digital event on the 30 March. Join EIP Partners Gareth Probert and Matt Jones who will be leading a discussion about plausibility in the context of inventive step. In particular, Gareth will discuss the position before the European Pate...
“I was only one of two girls in my physics AS-level class”
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Last year, Women in STEM reported that the percentage of female graduates with core STEM degrees is on the rise, however, still accounts for just 26%. Chiara Banas, Patent Scientist at EIP, is ...
Time to Talk Day 2022: Why talking about mental health matters
Time to Talk Day this year falls on 3rd February and it’s the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. It’s the day that friends, families, communities, and workplaces come together to talk, listen and change lives. I have suffered with anxiety an...