EIP
Robert Lundie Smith is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in litigation, serving as Partner and Co-head of UK litigation at EIP since February 2012. Prior to this role, Robert held the position of Associate at McDermott Will & Emery from February 2009 to February 2012, and completed a Pupil Barrister placement at Chambers of Mark Platts Mills QC from September 2007 to September 2008. Robert's academic background includes a Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Course from the College of Law of England and Wales, as well as advanced degrees in Chemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy from King's College London. Additionally, Robert worked as a Marie Curie Post Doctoral Research Associate at Lund University between November 2002 and November 2004.
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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.