Elliot Stephens

Elliot Stephens is a qualified patent attorney at HGF Limited, specializing in engineering since September 2019. Responsibilities include developing IP strategies aligned with client commercial goals, prosecuting patent applications before UK and European patent offices, and collaborating on freedom to operate and litigation projects. Prior to this role, Elliot served as a Patent Scientist at Murgitroyd from August 2016 to September 2019, where duties involved drafting patent specifications and liaising with foreign patent agents. Elliot's early career included positions as a Street Scientist and Undergraduate Student Researcher at Newcastle University, focusing on scientific demonstrations and a Masters project in crystallography related to pharmaceutical development. During a placement at GSK as a Synthetic Organic Chemist, Elliot contributed to compound design and synthesis in R&D. Academic qualifications include an MChem in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Newcastle University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property from Bournemouth University.