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Richard Clegg

Managing Partner, Patent Attorney, Litigator · Mewburn Ellis LLP

EnglandLife Sciences, Intellectual Property

About

Managing Partner at Mewburn Ellis LLP who leads the Management Board and advises biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients on building and defending commercial IP positions. Qualified as a Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney in 2006 and awarded a Higher Courts Litigation Certificate in 2015.

Practice areas

Life SciencesIntellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionPatent LitigationBiotechnologyPharmaceuticals

Office

Expertise

Oligonucleotide technologies (aptamers, antisense, RNA interference)Adoptive T cell therapies (CAR-T, VSTs)AntibodiesOncolytic virusesFreedom-to-operate analyses and global patent portfolio strategy

Education

  • MA in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge
  • Chartered Biologist

Admissions

  • Chartered Patent Attorney (qualified 2006)
  • European Patent Attorney (qualified 2006)
  • Higher Courts Litigation Certificate (2015)