Sean heads up the Mewburn Ellis legal and dispute resolution teams and is also a member of the Management Board. He has over 20 years of experience advising on contentious and non-contentious IP matters, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, database rights and trade secrets across a range of industry sectors. Sean works closely with senior management and their external counsel to deliver a wide range of IP related projects in a pragmatic and commercially-focussed manner, including on IP protection, commercialisation, technology transfer and dispute resolution.
Areas of Expertise:
- IP litigation and dispute resolution.
- Structuring IP deals to maximise their value or potential, and to manage risk.
- Drafting and negotiating a wide range of IP and commercial contracts relating to technology transfer, buying, selling, developing and commercialising IP rights.
- Managing and protecting IP rights.
- Conducting IP due diligence in connection with the sale or purchase of IP rights, or for corporate investments, M&A or IPOs.
Year Joined Firm: 2011
Education/Alumni: Bachelors in Microbiology from Imperial College London and a PhD in the same subject from Cambridge University.
Last updated 8th February 2021
