Rachel Mumby

Rachel is a patent litigator with over ten years’ experience in advising clients across a broad range of subject matters, from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to areas as diverse as mobile apps, glass fibres and beer kegs (polymer chemistry). She has a particular interest in the chemical and life sciences sector due to her background in chemistry.

Rachel has worked on matters before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. She also has experience of obtaining interim injunctions, advising on complex damages matters and supporting EPO oppositions, as well as providing strategic patent opinions.

In addition to her practice in English patent litigation, Rachel also has extensive experience in the co-ordination of global patent litigation relating to blockbuster pharmaceutical products. This involves managing litigation in a range of jurisdictions and she therefore regularly works closely with lawyers elsewhere in Europe, the USA and beyond.

Rachel spent seven months on secondment to the patent litigation team of a US biopharmaceutical company where she gained a first-hand appreciation of life as “the client” and a valuable insight into how best to provide good client service and useful, commercial advice.

Rachel frequently writes for the Kluwer Patent Blog and the CIPA journal as well as co-ordinating a team of writers at Bristows for the EPLAW Patent Blog.