EIP
Kate Blunden (Née Matson) is an experienced HR professional currently serving as HR Manager at EIP since September 2022, overseeing the HR Operations Team and partnering with senior leaders on people management issues. Previously, Kate held the position of HR Business Partner at Osborne Clarke from July 2020 to September 2022, where strategic HR support across multiple locations was provided, focusing on performance, talent management, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Earlier experience includes a role as HR Advisor at Covéa Insurance from September 2015 to July 2020, managing employee relations cases and leading diversity strategies. Kate's career began as an HR Administrator at The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in 2015. Kate holds an Associate CIPD qualification and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from Cardiff University.
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EIP
We specialise in high-value and complex patent matters. Our multidisciplinary team combines patent attorneys, litigators and commercial IP lawyers in three of the world’s main patent markets - Germany, UK and USA and now also in the Nordics through our recent expansion into Sweden. Our patent drafting, prosecution and challenges practice obtains and defends high-value and complex patents for clients, and invalidates patents held by others during post-grant proceedings including oppositions at the European Patent Office (EPO). EIP’s litigation practice has built a strong reputation for quality and success amongst its competitors and clients, with a strong track record including success in a landmark ruling on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) from the UK Supreme Court. Increasingly our patent attorneys work closely with the litigation team in the UK and Germany providing additional technical expertise on large scale international patent litigation matters. We have represented clients in hundreds of oppositions before the EPO. We counsel clients on strategic patent portfolio development, and have implemented high-level IP strategies for some of the world’s largest companies. We also offer commercial advice on the exploitation and use of the full range of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) including patents, trademarks, design rights, copyright and other ancillary issues arising in relation to data protection and rights of privacy.