Simon Kiddle

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About Simon Kiddle

I am a European and UK Patent Attorney working in the fields of life sciences, now leading the life sciences practice at Mewburn, with nearly 60 enthusiastic and talented attorneys who are the best in the business. Please get in touch and find out how we share your enthusiasm for your technology. I have more than 30 years of experience in European oppositions and appeals, patent drafting, developing strategies for protecting approved biopharmaceutical drugs and advising start-up companies and investors. My areas of special interest in the life sciences field include peptide based drugs, antibodies and ADCs, enzyme engineering, personalized medicine, microfluidic devices, microarray technology, next generation sequencing technology, biotechnology based green tech inventions and industrial scale production and purification of biologics. Clients who have been interviewed for legal listings have been kind enough to say lots of great things about my work with the team here at Mewburn: IAM Patent 2014 guide: “Simon Kiddle has been a rock for Mewburn Ellis in his nearly 25-year career here. Renowned for drafting iron-clad patents, he also performs with guile on oppositions and appeals.” Managing Intellectual Property’s ‘IP Stars 2016’: “life sciences specialist Simon Kiddle is recommended for contentious EPO work”. IAM2017:"Bristol-based duo Denison and Kiddle blaze trails in biologics and pharmaceuticals respectively". “His work is of a notably high quality, his strategic advice is clear and effective, and his judgement is sound.” - IAM Patent 2021 Simon “quickly understands the nuances of complex portfolios and provides expert strategic advice” - IAM Patent 2020 “A cleantech guru, with the ability to craft spotless patents and defend the least promising EPO cases with remarkable success” - IAM Patent 2019 Noteable practitioner - Chambers & Partners, 2019