Rebecca Blundell > Mewburn Ellis LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Mewburn Ellis LLP
MANCHESTER ONE
53 PORTLAND STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 3LD
England

Work Department

Chemistry

Position

Senior Associate, Patent Attorney

Career

Rebecca is a patent attorney in our chemistry team. She has experience in all stages of the patent lifecycle including invention capture, drafting and prosecution. Rebecca has particular expertise in oppositions and appeals before the EPO, infringement & validity opinions, freedom-to-operate advice, and IP strategy.

Areas of Expertise

  • 3D printing resins
  • Adhesives and coatings
  • Carbon-fibre reinforced composites
  • Biaxially oriented films
  • Personal care formulations
  • Microorganism detection using mass spectroscopy
  • Analytical techniques and instruments

Rebecca works with a range of clients based in the UK, Europe, Japan and the US. Her main clients include a UK-based multinational specialising in chemicals and materials; a UK-based fast-moving consumable goods company; and Japan-based multinationals.

She joined Mewburn Ellis in 2016 and qualified as a UK Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney in 2021.

Education

Rebecca has an MSci degree (2012) and PhD (2016) in chemistry both from the University of Nottingham. Her PhD focussed on using ultra-high vacuum spectroscopic techniques for the surface characterisation of ionic liquids.