About
Andrew Williams is a Partner and Patent Attorney in Mewburn Ellis's Chemistry department who leads the firm’s Speciality Pharma team, focusing on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), patent term extensions (PTEs), regulatory protection and patent-regulatory listings. He has over a decade of in-house experience at a global biopharmaceutical firm and provides business-focused advice across drafting, worldwide prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, IP agreements, due diligence and multi-jurisdictional litigation; he is dual-qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPharmaceuticalsLife SciencesPatent ProsecutionIP Litigation & DisputesRegulatory
Office
Expertise
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) & Patent Term Extensions (PTEs)Regulatory protection and patent-regulatory listingsSmall moleculesAntibodies & Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs)Medicinal ChemistryProcess ChemistryFreedom-to-Operate (FTO) analysisIP agreements, due diligence and negotiations
Education
- Master's degree (First-class) in Chemistry, University of Oxford
- PhD in Organic Chemistry, University of Bristol
Admissions
- UK Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney