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Nick McLeish
Senior Partner
Nick is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney and Head of the firm’s High Tech and Electrical Group. He has been a Partner since 1995 and served as Managing Partner from 2011 to 2014.
Nick has special expertise of patent applications in the fields of medical devices and instrumentation, aeronautical systems, nuclear physics, laser technology, material science and film technology, automotive systems, packaging technology, microwave technology, navigational systems and software and semiconductor fabrication.
Nick is frequently involved in advising and representing clients during opposition and appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office. He is also experienced in litigating Patents in the High Court as a part of a legal team and advising clients on contentious matters in general.
Nick has a BSc Physics from Manchester University and a postgraduate certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary, University of London. He is also a chartered physicist.
High Tech and Electrical
Nick McLeish
Head of Practice Group
Daryl Penny
Lucy Cunningham
Nigel Tucker
Susi Fish
Veronika Brázdová
Simon Kahn
Jo Pelly
Charlotte Martin
Rhodri Kendrick
Ross Chapman
Joshua McFarlane
Adam Capewell
Ralph Flint
Katherine Brown
Jason Pelly
Robert Waddingham
Jay Janusz
Howard Sands
Phil Merchant
Jade Watt
Simon Binnie
Alex Frost
Jonathan Palmer
Sarah Gibson
Nicholas Widdowson
David Smitten
Malcolm Elkin
Sebastian Stephan
Victoria Russell
Megan Parker
Contact me
My location
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8AP
Sectors
- Aeronautical systems
- Film technology
- Laser Technology
- Material science
- Medical devices
- Nuclear physics
Practice areas
- General advice for contentious matters
- Patent litigation
- CIPA
- EPI
- European Patent Attorney
- Chartered Patent Attorney
- BSc Physics from Manchester University
- Postgraduate certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary, University of London
Recognised by LegalComprehensive as a Top 100 Lawyer 2016/2017
'Star performer Nick McLeish is “known for his excellent skills in oppositions. One of the best things about him is that he stops and listens; he never just jumps in. He understands the law, the facts and the situation at hand, and consistently comes up with smart approaches”.' IAM Patent 1000, 2016
'Nick McLeish “is superlatively skilled when it comes to oppositions”; he and many of his colleagues take hands-on roles in litigation occurring in parallel to their European Patent Office (EPO) assignments.' IAM Patent 1000, 2015
500 Leading Lawyers, Intercontinental Finance Magazine 2015
'Nick McLeish is “top of the bill for European prosecution”. His excellence in oppositions is singled out for particular praise.' IAM Patent 1000, 2014
Lead Partner, UK Best Law Firms ,Leaders League Magazine, 2018
2019 ICFM Top 50 Global Law Experts, Intercontinental Finance and Law
Recommended individual, JUVE Patent, 2020