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Maeve O'Flynn is a European and UK patent attorney with more than a decade of in-house experience, having worked at some of the world's largest multinational corporations in the oil and chemical industries. She has worked for a range of clients, from startups to multinationals, covering diverse technologies such as cosmetics, sustainable chemistry, and catalysis. Intellectual Asset Management's Strategy 300 named Maeve as a Global Leader for 2023.
Maeve has helped clients develop commercially relevant intellectual property strategies. This includes developing and managing global patent portfolios, provisioning advice regarding trade secrets and defensive publications, and negotiating collaboration and licensing agreements.
Maeve has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, from the initial invention harvesting sessions through to achieving allowance. She works with clients to assess and value their patent portfolios, and to develop filing strategies that support their commercial aims. She also represents clients at oral proceedings before the European Patent Office, representing both patentee and opponent.
Maeve has a first-class degree in chemistry from the University of Oxford, where she conducted surface chemistry research using scanning tunneling microscopy.
Event
IAM Live: Trade Secret Strategy Europe 2024 IAM Live: Trade Secret Strategy Europe 2024
April 16, 2024
London
European IP Blog
EPO Practice Updated to Enable Electronic Signatures EPO Practice Updated to Enable Electronic Signatures
22 March 2024
Articles
Patent Plausibility Uncertainty Persists, EPO Petition Shows Patent Plausibility Uncertainty Persists, EPO Petition Shows
March 18, 2024
Law360European IP Blog
Opposition Proceedings Before the EPO – an Overview Opposition Proceedings Before the EPO – an Overview
February 20, 2024
European IP Blog
What Constitutes “Exceptional Circumstances” at the EPO What Constitutes “Exceptional Circumstances” at the EPO
5 January 2024
European IP Blog
Legal Seeds: Don't Let Your Plant Variety Rights Wither Away Legal Seeds: Don't Let Your Plant Variety Rights Wither Away
14 December 2023
"Maeve delivers professional and valuable advice. She is highly knowledgeable, well organized, helpful, always on time and prepared to work hard. Maeve is highly motivated to achieve success and is dedicated to her clients."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Maeve delivers professional and valuable advice. She is highly knowledgeable, well organized, helpful, always on time and prepared to work hard. Maeve is highly motivated to achieve success and is dedicated to her clients."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Award/Ranking
10 Finnegan Attorneys Named to the 2023 IAM Strategy 300 List 10 Finnegan Attorneys Named to the 2023 IAM Strategy 300 List
October 5, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementPress Release
Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked
June 30, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementCommentary
Imminent Tillis Bill Expands Eligibility, Protects Diagnostics Imminent Tillis Bill Expands Eligibility, Protects Diagnostics
August 1, 2022
Law360Commentary
International Women’s Day: Reject the Norm, Say IP Leaders International Women’s Day: Reject the Norm, Say IP Leaders
March 8, 2022
Managing Intellectual PropertyPress Release
Maeve O’Flynn Joins Finnegan’s London Office Maeve O’Flynn Joins Finnegan’s London Office
June 3, 2019
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