IP firm EIP is recommended for patent protection and litigation work. The firm’s patent litigation activities in the UK have cemented its reputation as one of the best firms for electronics patent work. In addition to its hi-tech patent expertise, the firm has experienced European patent attorneys for engineering, biotechnology, and chemistry work. It has expanded its footprint in recent years, with offices in the United States, Sweden and Germany.
Notable patent litigators: Gary Moss, Andrew Sharples, Kathleen Fox Murphy, Tom Brazier, and Robert Lundie Smith.
Notable patent attorneys: Laurence Brown, Colin Lobban, Jerome Spaargaren, Matt Lawman, Monika Rai, Richard Gordon-Brown, Darren Smyth, and Gareth Probert.
Patent litigation supremo Moss now serves as the firm's chairman, while Sharples and Smith co-lead the UK litigation practice. Sharples is dually qualified as a patent attorney and solicitor.
2025
"Personal service, friendly, and pragmatic. Understands our product."
"All communication was timely and detailed. The team is very collaborative and has great depth."
"Obviously extremely knowledgeable. Also easy to work with in the sense that EIP is able to understand the level of protection we are seeking from our IP, which is not always straightforward due to the complicated nature of our inventions."
Another client appreciates the firm's "attention to detail" and "willingness to consider new ideas and be creative".
"EIP's communication around ongoing prosecution is timely, clear-sighted and sensitive to our priorities as a business. They are also very responsive to any new situation or information and how this might impact our strategy. The team has also provided additional services such as monthly portfolio reports, which have been very useful and appreciated."
"Excellent legal advice and analysis."
Monika Rai
"[Monika] Rai is beyond pleasant to work with. Her advice is clear, on point, and timely. We can trust her with our [European patent] practice."
2024
"One rare aspect of EIP is that it is a firm both of solicitors and patent attorneys, the latter being highly relevant to (and important in) their work in patent litigation – the patent attorneys are usually heavily involved in the technical aspects of the litigation, providing essential input. Although EIP is not unique in having patent attorneys, the interaction between them and the patent litigation teams is much stronger in EIP than I have experienced elsewhere. The patent attorneys provide nearly all of the internal technical expertise, and they do so very effectively."
Rob Lundie Smith
"He is very hard-working, conscientious, and has a real understanding of the technical, legal and strategic aspects of the cases he is working on."
2023
"We appreciate their skill, professionalism and EQ."
"Gary Moss and his team have significant patent litigation experience from top to bottom. The team has created new law in the UK (on behalf of us) in the field of standards essential patents that the patent community has been watching. EIP also has a very strategic patent prosecution team that works hand-in-hand with the litigation team throughout Europe."
"They are unfailingly responsive and proactive, giving us great confidence in our IP portfolio's development and management. "
"The team I worked with has successfully prosecuted and obtained over 20 patents for us."
"They don't waste our time, ever. They have deep technical understanding so meetings with our engineers are very productive and efficient. They advise us on thoughtfully building our international portfolio in a cost-effective manner. We appreciate that their advice is relevant to where we are in our journey – it is tailored to US, as we grow, and not a larger company (which may prove to be too expensive and risk averse) and not a smaller company (which may not be risk averse enough!)."
"They are hard-working, intelligent and experienced."
"We get very good advice on the peculiarities of US prosecution."
"We value their experience."
2021
A client hired the firm because of its “competence in SEP litigation and licensing” and commended the firm for its “co-operative approach”.
Another client said it uses the firm because of its “outstanding reputation for patent litigation in the UK”, adding: “They are very thoughtful and diligent, and they keep winning for us.”
One client said: “The quality of the work is high, top-notch people and a pleasure to work with.”
A software client said: “EIP are excellent. I've been impressed since day one with their approach, knowledge, the way that they advise our business and the way that they engage with us.
A litigation client explained: “They provide strong strategic advice and clear indications as to the outcomes which are achievable. They clearly explain what options are available and work well with us to achieve our strategic objectives.”
In 2022, the firm launched in Sweden and unveiled its UPC legal practice known as EIP Amar, a partnership with French IP firm Amar Goussu Staub. The patent practitioners in the firm are supported by patent law scholar Derk Visser, a leading authority on the European Patent Convention. For IP agreements, clients have IP transaction specialist Mark Lubbock.
Patent litigation case studies show the firm represented Nokia, Throughputer and Optis Cellular Technology in their respective disputes. The firm also provided drafting, prosecution, and portfolio management services to clients such as ServiceNow, InstaDeep, Flawless AI, VISA, and VividQ.
In 2021, the firm hired former AWA CEO and lawyer Magnus Hallin to serve as its CEO and partnered with Stobbs IP to handle its European trade mark work.