About
Jonathan Wills is a Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry department at Mewburn Ellis LLP, focusing on advanced materials and biologically active agents for medical and agricultural uses. He has extensive experience in drafting and prosecution, global portfolio management and invention capture, and is actively involved in European opposition and appeal proceedings defending chemical patents.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyPatent ProsecutionOppositions & AppealsChemistryPharmaceuticalsAgrochemicalsMaterials Science
Office
Expertise
Polymers and advanced materials (including optical polymer compositions and innovative inks)Supramolecular complexes and drug deliveryPharmaceuticals (peptide-based agents and antibacterials)Agrochemicals and plant-derived active agents (insecticides, acaricides; isolation of medicinal plant products)Robotics and AI in chemical design and reaction execution3D printing for chemical apparatusWorking with universities, spin-outs and major Japanese and North American chemical/pharmaceutical companies
Education
- MSc in Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
- PhD, University of Cambridge (research on DNA binding agents and polymer-supported active agents)