3 October 2018Big Pharma

Mewburn Ellis IP partner joins Haseltine Lake

Joseph Lenthall has joined Haseltine Lake as a partner, after spending more than a decade at Mewburn Ellis.

Lenthall, whose clients include large corporations, universities, and research institutions, joins the firm as a partner in the chemistry and life science team. He will be based in Haseltine Lake’s Bristol office, in the UK.

Over the course of his career, Lenthall has managed patent portfolios in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. He has led patent proceedings in the UK, at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the English Court of Appeal.

Lenthall also has experience of conducting opposition and appeals proceedings relating to a range of technologies. He has expertise in fields such as new pharmaceutical entities, oral protein formulations, and assay devices.

Alex Rogers, senior partner in the firm’s chemistry and life sciences team, said: “We warmly welcome Joseph, who will further strengthen our chemistry and life sciences team, particularly our oppositions and appeals capability.”

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