Gill Jennings & Every

Firm overview:

Based in London and Munich, Gill Jennings & Every delivers commercially-focused advice covering the whole patent lifecycle. The team serves clients across the core sectors of life sciences and biotech; chemistry and pharma; computer technology and AI; and physics and engineering.

GJE is a go-to firm for patent prosecution, having been filing patents for clients for more than 100 years. Described by a peer as “very professional and reliable”, the firm also provides freedom-to-operate opinions, handles renewals, and obtains supplementary protection certificates for clients in the UK and across the world.

The firm has an active patent opposition practice, fielding a sizeable team to take on complex cases involving numerous parties. Experts at the firm have also acted for clients in the Chancery Division of the High Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

Team overview:

Lucy Samuels is director (patents) at the firm, with her practice encompassing drafting and portfolio management. She has represented clients in over 500 opposition and appeal hearings at the European Patent Office (EPO).

Partner and patent attorney Peter Arrowsmith works with the in-house counsel of a number of US companies to develop their European IP portfolios. His technical focus is in physics, with specialisms in optics and software.

Key matters:

• Patent application filing—De La Rue International

According to UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) records, Gill Jennings & Every filed a patent application for De La Rue in January 2024, entitled ‘Security documents and methods for their manufacture’.

De La Rue provides currency solutions for central banks and state printworks across the globe.

• Patent applications—Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools

For Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools, GJE filed a patent application for a ‘Cryogenic cooling system with heat exchange’ in August 2024.

• Patent filing—Brunswick

According to UKIPO records, the team represented Brunswick in filing patent applications in 2024, including for ‘Thermal management systems and methods for recreational vehicles’.

Clients:

Brunswick, De La Rue International, Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools