Emily Atherton

Senior Associate, Solicitor

London

eatherton@eip.com

Biography

Emily joined EIP as a Trainee Solicitor after she successfully completed her Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at the University of Law with distinction.

Emily holds a BSc and a master’s degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Maths) from University of Leeds. Her primary area of research was Terahertz Spectroscopy of Crystalline Materials, focusing on the comparison of experimental and theoretical data. This technique is researched for the uses in the areas, such as the security, automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

Recent Work

Publications

Patent Dispute Resolved: JGL's Hoist Not Infringing - EIP News Flashes (July 2025)
Lionra Technologies Ltd. v Cisco Systems GmbH and Cisco Systems, Inc. - EIP News Flashes (June 2025)
Mammaoet Holding B.V. v P.T.S. Machinery B.V. - EIP News Flashes (April 2025)
Prevayl v Whoop [2025] EWHC 399 (IPEC) - EIP News Flashes (March 2025)
Software developer found to have copied former employer's code despite using different programming language and deleting the original source code - EIP News Flashes (April 2023)
InterDigital v Lenovo [2023] EWCA Civ 34 - EIP News Flashes (February 2023)
Oxford University Innovation Limited v Oxford Nanoimaging Limited – a tale of pies and slices - EIP News Flashes (February 2023)
Banksy isn’t monkeying around when it comes to EU trademarks - The Trademark Lawyer (December 2022)
Banksy isn’t monkeying around when it comes to EU trade marks - EIP News Flashes (December 2022)
Kigen v Thales: Can an implementer bring a stand-alone claim for FRAND determination? - EIP News Flashes (December 2022)
Takeaways On Pre-Action Protocols From UK Patent Ruling - Law 360 (August 2021)
Add2 Research and Development Ltd v dSPACE – Judge asked to consider pre-action protocol for patent actions - EIP News Flashes (June 2021)
Decision in seed drill patent infringement IPEC hearing - EIP News Flashes (April 2021)
Ocado permitted to make committal application against solicitor for contempt of court - EIP News Flashes (February 2021)

Education

Legal Practice Course (the Digital Copyright Directive) - University of Law, Moorgate, London (2019 — 2020)
Graduate Diploma in Law (Intellectual Property, Banking and Commercial Law) - University of Law, Moorgate, London (2018 — 2019)
BSc and MSc in Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Maths) - University of Leeds England (2014 — 2018)

Languages Spoken

Career History

Associate at EIP (2022 — present)
Trainee Solicitor at EIP (2020 — 2022)

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Awards

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Flawed consultation on Standard Essential Patents launched by UK Government

29 July 2025

Earlier this month, the UK Government unveiled its latest consultation on Standard Essential Patents, proposing some "practical steps" which they are considering to "create a more balanced system"...

Lionra Technologies Ltd. v Cisco Systems GmbH and Cisco Systems, Inc.

25 June 2025

UPC_CFI_58/2024 Following a decision, a successful party has one month to apply for a costs decision (Rule 151). In the relevant case, the main decision (dated 19 February 2025) stated that the...

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