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      Richard Johnson is a partner and European patent attorney at the IP firm Mewburn Ellis, where he works with the firm's electronics, computing, physics, and engineering patent teams. He has a particular interest in the patentability of software and business-related inventions. Johnson advises clients in the United Kingdom and abroad on the development and management of patent portfolios.

        Richard Johnson

        Richard Johnson is a partner and European patent attorney at the IP firm Mewburn Ellis, where he works with the firm's electronics, computing, physics, and engineering patent teams. He has a particular interest in the patentability of software and business-related inventions. Johnson advises clients in the United Kingdom and abroad on the development and management of patent portfolios.

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