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32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
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Mathys & Squire LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys Tier 2
The patent attorneys at Mathys & Squire LLP boast expertise in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, medical devices, electronic, engineering, and AI industries. The team has received praise from one client for its ‘unparalleled knowledge and experience in all areas of intellectual property’. EPO oppositions, appeals, and litigation form a core part of this offering, as well as patent filings. Head of the firm’s Cambridge office Alan MacDougall represents a range of clients from the technology sector, while London-based Chris Hamer heads up the chemistry team. Martin MacLean steers the life science department, and Paul Cozens chairs the engineering group, which houses Sean Leach, who has particular expertise in electronics, medical devices, and software-related patent work.Practice head(s):
Jane Clark; Paul Cozens; Chris Hamer; Alan MacDougall; Martin MacLean
Other key lawyers:
Sean Leach; Philippa Griffin; James Pitchford; Dani Kramer; James Wilding; Alexander Robinson; Peter Arch; Laura Clews
Testimonials
‘M&S have a very deep technical and legal experience that covers areas very relevant for green carbon sequestration technologies. They also have representation in key markets in Germany and the UK, which makes it very relevant. The team work very well together and drafted in a quick time period our patent application.’
‘M&S team of IP experts provides unparalleled knowledge and experience in all areas of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, design protection, and litigation. The firm’s versatile team of attorneys, scientists, and strategists possesses deep experience navigating complex IP landscapes for high-growth, technology-driven industries.’
‘Sean Leach is technically and legally competent, approachable and responsive.’
‘The Mathys & Squire team have been excellent in providing focused and pertinent advice on tricky issues and have shown considerable technical and commercial ability in fintech patent issues.’
‘Paul Cozens demonstrates a masterful grasp of the subject area and is solution driven to problem solving.’
‘From my first call till today, I have seen a kind and professional approach from Mathys & Squire. Despite my language barriers, their patience and understanding makes me feel comfortable and confident through the communication process. I have worked on two patent applications with them in the last year.’
‘Marthys & Squire LLP provides professional services in patent, design, and trade mark prosecutions and other related procedures. Each staff member works without mistakes with a high level of professionalism. Marthys & Squire LLP is a trusted partner in the smooth execution of our work.’
‘Alan MacDougall has been my trusted business partner for more than 10 years. Alan is diligent person who provides helpful, accurate, and timely answers to questions that are unclear for us. Alan has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the intellectual property field and his useful and appropriate advices has always been of great help to us. We look forward to working with him to further expand our business.’
Key clients
The Open University
Government of Technology and Transfer
AAK AB
3M
Abbott Laboratories
Cisco
Nvidia
BP
Procter & Gamble
Keramed Inc
Petronas
Sanofi
Cambridge University
Imperial College London
Cardiff University
Queen’s Belfast
Touch Biometrix Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented AAK AB successfully in a defensive opposition appeal with respect to commercial chocolate products, allowing them to defend an important monopoly in the chocolate sector.
- Represented Keramed Inc successfully before the EPO Examining Division, protecting its market share in the artificial corneal implants market.
- Represented a client in bringing a test case in the Unified Patent Court to try to overturn initial precedents set by the Munich Section of the Central Division of the UPC relating to public access to court documents.
TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys Tier 2
Mathys & Squire LLP supports clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their trade mark requirements. This offering includes representation in contentious matters before UK and European courts, such as in opposition proceedings, and the team is also handling an increasing number of filings. Helen Cawley joined the firm from D Young & Co LLP in September 2023 and now sits as the team’s practice head with substantial expertise in trade mark prosecution and portfolio management. Rebecca Tew heads up the Birmingham office with notable experience in policing and enforcement strategies. Other key members of the team include Margaret Arnott, who is sought after by clients in the automotive, oil and gas, food and beverage, clothing, e-commerce, charity, and technology sectors, and Gary Johnston, who handles anti-counterfeiting issues.Practice head(s):
Helen Cawley
Other key lawyers:
Margaret Arnott; Gary Johnston; Harry Rowe; Rebecca Tew
Testimonials
‘Gary Johnston has oodles of experience and is sensible and commercial.’
‘As a tech-start, I have a lot of questions and find Mathys & Squire LLP to be supportive, available, and interested in supporting the business to grow. I will not hesitate to recommend them as they help to demystify legal jargon and give us the confidence that we are taking all the necessary steps to protect the IP in our business.’
‘Harry Rowe is fantastic and really helps us to secure trade marks and to pursue other IP protections. Harry has integrity and is genuinely interested in our business, which is a tech-start with ambition for global growth and societal change. He gets the importance of the latter also. He helps us to map a pathway forward to support our business to grow.’
‘Harry Rowe has excellent communication skills, often having to translate complicated legal agreements for me in a way that I will understand them. He makes sure to get a very clear understanding of what’s unique about our business and can think laterally to identify issues that might become an issue for us in the future.’
Key clients
The Tate Gallery
House of Lords and House of Commons
Ferrari
Harley-Davidson
Kenwood Limited (De’Longhi)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
John Cotton Group
The British Tourist Authority
Wacoal EMEA Ltd/Eveden Inc.
UK Health Security Agency
Rigby & Peller
Edward de Bono Limited
Unison
Work highlights
- Represented Wacoal EMEA/Eveden Inc in achieving an amicable settlement with Slam Jam S.R.L. with regards to the use and registration of various “PHANTASY”.
- Acting for John Cotton Group in successfully opposing the registration of the mark SNUGGLEMORE based on its registered rights in the mark SNUGGLEDOWN.
Mathys & Squire LLP > Firm Profile
The firm: Full-service intellectual property (IP) firm Mathys & Squire LLP works with its clients to maximise the value of their IP assets. The firm’s breadth of technical expertise and depth of professional experience are coupled with a determination to add commercial value. Mathys & Squire has a broad spread of clients, ranging from innovative startups, for which the firm’s experts assist at every stage of the business cycle, through to major UK and multinational corporations (many of whom are household names) on complex, high-value matters.
The firm’s commitment to professional excellence and its technical expertise are valued by all clients. Through its creative approach, Mathys & Squire has a successful record of securing the grant of key patents and settling disputes on the best possible terms. Client companies without their own in-house patent and trade mark departments value the firm’s understanding of their business issues and the importance and value of their IP. Mathys & Squire enjoys excellent relationships with like-minded firms of associates from all over the world.
Assignments for clients vary widely and include: strategic management of global patent and trade mark portfolios for major corporations; advising startups in relation to the creation and ownership of IP rights and their commercial exploitation; patent and trade mark prosecution, including oppositions and appeals, for major corporations; providing specialist European (EPO and OHIM) expertise to fellow professionals; working alongside solicitors and counsel in the UK, bringing to bear the firm’s complementary skills and experience; advising at CEO level on the role of IP rights in revenue generation and asset creation; finding paths through third-party patent, trade mark or other IP rights, including challenges to validity where appropriate; resolving disputes through various forms of ADR to litigation, whether as the lead firm or as part of a team; and bringing specialist IP skills to corporate finance, including due diligence.
Practice areas: Mathys & Squire offers a full range of services across patents, trade marks, designs and related IP rights, both contentious and non-contentious. Its specialist teams cover a wide spectrum of sectors including IT, electronics, telecoms, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and chemistry.
The firm’s experts have specific industry experience or advanced degrees in most relevant disciplines. The trade mark practice blends highly experienced prosecution services with portfolio management and enforcement skills.
The firm’s core areas of expertise include:
- Identifying IP capable of protection by understanding the client’s technology and business objectives.
- Obtaining valuable patent, trade mark and design registrations through skilful drafting and powerful advocacy before the world’s patent and trade mark offices.
- Representing clients in disputes and contentious proceedings (especially those of the European Patent Office), drawing wherever necessary upon the expertise of fellow professionals.
- Facilitating the commercial exploitation of a client’s IP by way of sale, licence or joint venture.
- Advising clients in relation to their IP strategy and management of their IP portfolios.
Mathys & Squire’s 35 partners, two of counsels and 44 associates are assisted by a further 26 technical assistants at various stages of qualification and a team of 18 paralegals. This spread of expertise, operating across 10 UK and European offices, with teams based in China, Japan and Dublin, enables the firm to deploy a team with the right skills and seniority at the right cost to deliver bespoke IP solutions and business advice to meet clients’ needs.
Other UK offices: Birmingham, Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford, York and Newcastle
European offices: Luxembourg, Munich and Paris
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| IT & engineering | Jane Clark | [email protected] | |
| IT & engineering | Paul Cozens | [email protected] | |
| Life sciences & chemistry | Chris Hamer | [email protected] | |
| IT & engineering | Alan MacDougall | [email protected] | |
| Life sciences & chemistry | Martin MacLean | [email protected] | |
| Trade marks & designs | Margaret Arnott | [email protected] | |
| Trade marks & designs | Gary Johnston | [email protected] |
Lawyer Profiles
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Margaret Arnott | Margaret is a highly regarded Trade Mark Attorney and Solicitor. She has… | View Profile |
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Jane Clark | Jane Clark has over 30 years’ experience of drafting, prosecution, infringement, validity,… | View Profile |
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Laura Clews | Laura has experience in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications in… | View Profile |
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Paul Cozens | Paul Cozens has over 30 years of experience in the IP profession,… | View Profile |
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Philippa Griffin | Philippa has a substantial prosecution practice before the European Patent Office (EPO),… | View Profile |
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Chris Hamer | Chris Hamer is one of the world’s leading chemistry attorneys and widely… | View Profile |
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Annabel Hector | Annabel has considerable experience representing and advising clients of all sizes in… | View Profile |
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Dani Kramer | Dani works for a number of large corporations, drafting and prosecuting patent… | View Profile |
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Sean Leach | Sean is an expert in the drafting of intellectual property (IP) agreements,… | View Profile |
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Martin MacLean | Martin MacLean’s principal practice areas include; drafting and global prosecution, defence and… | View Profile |
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Juliet Redhouse | Juliet is a partner in Mathys & Squire’s life sciences team, working… | View Profile |
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Harry Rowe | Harry is a UK Chartered trade mark and design attorney and has… | View Profile |
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Andreas Wietzke | Andreas is an expert in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications,… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of partners : 35 Number of other fee-earners : 72 Other staff : 125Diversity/Community
At Mathys & Squire we take diversity and corporate social responsibility very seriously.
We are proud to be an employer of choice, and our workplace is diverse, inclusive and welcoming. Our staff come from a wide range of nationalities, educational backgrounds and cultural heritages. A third of our partners are female while part time and flexible working is common across the firm. We offer enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay.
Our recruitment process reaches out to a wide range of universities and our interview style is designed to allow individuals to relax and perform to their best ability. We maintain a best practice, supportive environment where all our staff can develop and reach their full potential. We are active members of IP Inclusive, a profession-wide initiative committed to making the IP profession more inclusive. Our Social Committee works hard to ensure our events calendar appeals to all ages and accommodates a range of different interests and tastes. We have run Unconscious Bias training for our partners and Diversity training for both staff and partners.
We are also heavily committed to giving back to our local communities. In London, we work closely with St James’ Church of England Primary School in Bermondsey, working on initiatives such as National Science Week and the annual competition to design the Mathys & Squire Christmas card. Each Christmas, the London office also supports the Southwark Council Children at Risk team by providing presents for children within their care. Our ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2019 is Guide Dogs.
We are also committed to monitoring our environmental policies and carbon footprint. In this regard, we are proud to be ISO 14001 accredited, which focuses on environmental management and recognises that, as a firm, we are committed to improving our environmental performance through efficient use of resources, a reduction of waste and lessening our carbon footprint. In support of the environment more generally, we are partnered with Trees for Life, a UK-charity that works to protect the Caledonian Forest in Scotland.
Diversity
As a firm committed to diversity and equality, Mathys & Squire actively supports the diverse make-up of its members and staff. To this end, the firm has appropriate policies and procedures in place across recruitment; training and professional development; reward and remuneration, to foster a working environment that supports this goal. Mathys & Squire’s policies, which are monitored and regularly reviewed by the management board, are free of discrimination on the grounds of race (including colour, nationality and ethnic origin), disability, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion and/or belief. Mathys & Squire is proud to be an employer of choice, and promote a workplace that is diverse, inclusive and welcoming. Staff come from a wide range of nationalities, educational backgrounds and cultural heritages.
The firm’s recruitment process reaches out to a wide range of universities, while the interview style adopted across all teams throughout the hiring process is designed to allow individuals to relax and perform to their best ability. Maintaining a best practice, supportive environment where all Mathys & Squire staff can develop and reach their full potential is paramount.
An active member of IP Inclusive, an organisation committed to making the IP profession more inclusive, Mathys & Squire is part of the high-level ‘think tank’ devoted to improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the industry. This project brings together senior and managing partners to share ideas and best practices across numerous IP firms. The collaboration underlines the patent and trade mark professions’ commitment to create genuine, lasting changes to working practices and cultures. As part of this commitment, HR partner Alan MacDougall is proud to have signed IP Inclusive pledge.
Diversity
As a firm committed to diversity and equality, Mathys & Squire actively supports the diverse make-up of its members and staff. To this end, the firm has appropriate policies and procedures in place across recruitment; training and professional development; reward and remuneration, to foster a working environment that supports this goal. Mathys & Squire’s policies, which are monitored and regularly reviewed by the management board, are free of discrimination on the grounds of race (including colour, nationality and ethnic origin), disability, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion and/or belief. Mathys & Squire is proud to be an employer of choice, and promote a workplace that is diverse, inclusive and welcoming. Staff come from a wide range of nationalities, educational backgrounds and cultural heritages.
The firm’s recruitment process reaches out to a wide range of universities, while the interview style adopted across all teams throughout the hiring process is designed to allow individuals to relax and perform to their best ability. Maintaining a best practice, supportive environment where all Mathys & Squire staff can develop and reach their full potential is paramount.
An active member of IP Inclusive, an organisation committed to making the IP profession more inclusive, Mathys & Squire is part of the high-level ‘think tank’ devoted to improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the industry. This project brings together senior and managing partners to share ideas and best practices across numerous IP firms. The collaboration underlines the patent and trade mark professions’ commitment to create genuine, lasting changes to working practices and cultures. As part of this commitment, HR partner Alan MacDougall is proud to have signed IP Inclusive pledge.
Client Testimonials
COMPANY/FIRM: Reinhold Cohn & Partners
TESTIMONIAL: “The entire team at Mathys & Squire is very professional, welcoming and very patient. We pose some difficult issues sometimes and we always get a prompt, detailed response which enables us to take a final decision with the client. We are very pleased both professionally and administratively.”
COMPANY/FIRM: BorgWarner
TESTIMONIAL: “I’ve worked with Mathys & Squire for the last 15 years. They mostly deal with our patent work and some design registration. I’m impressed with the way they deal with all our patent office issues. On a personal level, they are easy to work with and, when we write new patents, they make the process straightforward and painless.”
COMPANY/FIRM: Moderna
TESTIMONIAL: “I have not found any scientific area of focus where [the] team aren’t comfortable. The Mathys & Squire team do excellent legal work for us and are always on the lookout for information that will help further our understanding of European legal issues.”
COMPANY/FIRM: Rotolight
TESTIMONIAL: “If intellectual property is or could be important to your business, and you want to be assured of the best possible advice, then look no further than Mathys & Squire and Dani Kramer in particular, you will be hard pressed to find any better.”
Client Testimonials
COMPANY/FIRM: Reinhold Cohn & Partners
TESTIMONIALS: The entire team at Mathys & Squire is very professional, welcoming and very patient. We pose some difficult issues sometimes and we always get a prompt, detailed response which enables us to take a final decision with the client. We are very pleased both professionally and administratively.
COMPANY/FIRM: BorgWarner
TESTIMONIALS: I’ve worked with Mathys & Squire for the last 15 years. They mostly deal with our patent work and some design registration. I’m impressed with the way they deal with all our patent office issues. On a personal level, they are easy to work with and, when we write new patents, they make the process straightforward and painless
COMPANY/FIRM: Moderna
TESTIMONIALS: I have not found any scientific area of focus where [the] team aren’t comfortable. The Mathys & Squire team do excellent legal work for us and are always on the lookout for information that will help further our understanding of European legal issues.
COMPANY/FIRM: Rotolight
TESTIMONIALS: If intellectual property is or could be important to your business, and you want to be assured of the best possible advice, then look no further than Mathys & Squire and Dani Kramer in particular, you will be hard pressed to find any better.