Graeme Moore > Mewburn Ellis LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Mewburn Ellis LLP Offices
MANCHESTER ONE
53 PORTLAND STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 3LD
England
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Graeme Moore
Work Department
Head of Engineering & Information Communication Technology
Position
Partner, Patent Attorney
Career
Graeme is the Engineering and Information Communication Technology (Eng & ICT) practice group leader, and is a member of the firm’s Management Board. He has over 20 years’ experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the mobile telecoms, distributed computer systems and consumer goods spaces. He is also experienced in providing freedom to operate opinions, helping to inform pragmatic commercial decision making.
Graeme and his team work closely with our clients to generate IP portfolios that provide robust defence against competitors, and that establish attractive offerings for investors. He also has experience in crafting patents for admission into patent pools, including standard essential patents.
Areas of Expertise
- Consumer goods, particularly electronic devices
- Heat pumps and air conditioning systems
- Distributed computer systems, in particular data storage and data processing across WANs
- Cryptography and data security
- Telecommunications systems, in particular mobile/cellular networks
- Software & CII inventions
Graeme works with a variety of large and small clients across a diverse range of technical fields. He has particular experience in advising some of the largest Japanese multinational corporations on optimising their filing and prosecution strategies across Europe, to deliver robust patent portfolios in a cost effective manner. He also has enviable experience in helping to bring domestic UK SMEs through to realising their full value. He is a regular visitor to Asia, in particular Japan; he also regularly attends the APAA conference.
Education
He has a Master’s degree and PhD in applied physics from the University of Bath, with a focus on semiconductor devices, in particular terahertz technology. He also conducted postdoctoral research at l’Université de Paris-Sud XI, France and at the University of Bath. His postdoctoral research focussed on magnetic semiconductors, optoelectronic devices and display technologies.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
(Leading partners)With offices located in London, Bristol, Manchester, Cambridge, and Munich, the patent offering at Mewburn Ellis LLP is all-encompassing and includes representation in opposition proceedings before the EPO. Its client base consists of both household brands and start-ups across a variety of industries, including chemistry, materials, engineering, IT, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals. In Manchester, Graeme Moore chairs the firm’s engineering and IT group, which boasts expertise in software, bioinformatics, AI, and quantum computing, and Jeremy Webster leads the chemistry practice, which has a strong focus on green and sustainable technology. In Bristol, Simon Kiddle heads up the life sciences department, which is active in the protection of therapeutics, medical devices, genetic engineering, and diagnostics. Another notable team member is Emma Graham, who specialises in patents surrounding photonics, computer implemented inventions, and high-technology medical devices.