Emily Ellis
Associate
Europe
London
Emily is an Associate based in Marks & Clerk’s London office. Emily has particular interest and experience in handling patent applications relating to pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, polymers, organic fine chemicals, chemical processes, food ingredients, energy storage and display devices.
Emily joined Marks & Clerk in 2018 and qualified as a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney in 2022. Emily was awarded the Mike Higgins Prize for passing one of the UK patent qualification exams with the highest overall mark.
Before joining Marks & Clerk in 2018, Emily graduated with a first class Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol. Her studies included a year in industry at GlaxoSmithKline R&D and her research focused around the synthesis of medium-ring bicycles.
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Latest articles by Emily Ellis
Net Zero – 10,000 days to go
As of this week, it is 10,000 days until the start of 2050, which is when the vast majority of the world is aiming to arrive at net zero. Much progress has taken place around the world and in this article we will explore the journey being undertaken on the road to net zero in critical materials and alternative fuels.
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UV (non)protection: Commentary on EPO decision T 2275/18
We all know that it is important to protect our skin from the sun, but can we obtain protection for our suncream?
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Selection inventions – when is a list not a list?
In the recently published decision T 2635/16 from the European Patent Office, the Board considers what constitutes a selection in the lists of the prior art.
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