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EIP boasts a team of both patent attorneys and IP litigators who seamlessly cooperate to handle a range of domestic and cross-border litigation mandates for clients, having appeared before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, as well as in EPO opposition and appeal hearings. The life sciences and medical technology industries are key areas of activity for the practice, and its offering also includes support with the development and enforcement of IP rights. The team is jointly led by London-based Jerome Spaargaren and Heather McCann, and Matt Lawman in Bath. Spaargaren also heads up the firm’s digital sector group, McCann divides her time between the UK and the US, and Lawman boasts expertise in electronics and software-related work. Other key members of the team include Monika Rai (London), a life sciences specialist who often handles contentious proceedings at the EPO, Ben Willows (Bath), who has substantial experience with consumer electronics, printers, and aerospace, and London-based AI and machine-learning expert Ben Maling.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very attentive to technical details, but also to implications that the technical details might have on business and commercial outcomes.’

  • 'Matt Lawman's applications are so well crafted that in several cases we had 'no objections' reported by the Patent Office, from UK, EU, as well as from USA and other countries.'

  • ‘Everyone at EIP have continued to impress with their level of professionalism, responsiveness, and teamwork.'

  • 'There is lots of attention to detail when communicating case updates and making recommendations. Monthly reports detailing portfolio status updates and upcoming deadlines have been particularly useful.’

Key clients

  • ServiceNow
  • Nanosys, Inc.
  • VividQ
  • Pulpex
  • Flawless AI
  • Airbus
  • Maersk
  • Instadeep
  • Sonos
  • Prime Medicine

Work highlights

Assisted Pulpex with devising an IP strategy, introducing secondees into the organisation to be nearer to the engineers, running invention mining, and executing on patent preparation and prosecution.
Advising VividQ on a broad range of IP matters, ranging from devising IP strategy, through to developing the patent portfolio and providing all manner of commercial IP advice and services.
Advising Flawless AI on devising a patenting strategy, mining inventions and developing a significant patent portfolio, achieving many granted US patents within three years.

Lawyers

Practice head

Jerome Spaargaren; Heather McCann; Matt Lawman

Other key lawyers

Monika Rai; Ben Willows; Ben Maling; Robert Barker; Felix Hall; Jonathan Garner; Carl Bryers; Chris Price