Simon Kiddle

Simon Kiddle is a Bristol-based European patent attorney and a partner at Mewburn Ellis. “I mainly deal with prosecution and opposition/appeal, but I’m also involved in due diligence work, strategic portfolio planning, and advising start-up companies.” Simon has a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and handles patent work in chemical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology fields..

Content by Simon Kiddle:

Fields & Applications Pharma & Biopharma

Personalized Patents

09/09/2013 | Simon Kiddle, Hilary van der Hoff

The centuries-old European patent system is adapting to keep pace with personalized medicine.

Techniques & Tools Technology

Patent Pitfalls

04/16/2013 | Hilary van der Hoff, Simon Kiddle

There is little advice available on the pitfalls that await the unwary scientist filing a first patent ... application ... or general advice to those put in charge of managing the intellectual property for his or her start up. Here, we identify some of the most common mistakes made when patent applications are prepared and filed – and how to avoid them.