James Anderson > Elkington + Fife LLP > Sevenoaks, England > Lawyer Profile

Elkington + Fife LLP has demonstrable expertise in EPO opposition and appeals work, and it offers its pharmaceutical clients support with the entire lifecycle of their patent mandates; the group represents four of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. London-based senior partner Richard Gillard, praised as ‘tenacious and knowledgeable’, sits at the helm of the chemistry and life sciences practice with strong experience in opposition and appeals work and, while Nick Ertl in Sevenoaks chairs the electrical and mechanical group. Ertl is skilled in patent drafting for corporate clients, including for medical imaging, display technology, electronic circuits, optical communications equipment, and many more products. James Anderson (Sevenoaks) is highly adept at advising clients on mechanical, materials, and engineering patents, and London-based Jens Grabenstein is growing the firm’s biotechnology offering.