EIP
Tim Belcher is a seasoned UK and European Patent Attorney with extensive experience in the field. As a Partner at EIP since April 2014, Tim has held multiple roles including Managing Associate and Senior Associate, focusing on patent law and intellectual property. Tim has also contributed to GSK as a Patent Attorney during a part-time secondment in their Global Patents team from March 2021 to July 2024. Prior experience includes serving as a Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis LLP from September 2010 to March 2014. Tim holds a Master of Chemistry degree from the University of Oxford and a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London.
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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.