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Sarah Turner

Patent Paralegal

Aberdeen

Sarah joined Murgitroyd in 2018. Key activities include providing patent support throughout the patent prosecution process, liaising with clients, foreign agents and the Patents and Designs offices for GB, EP and foreign applications. Sarah is also responsible for handling day-to-day deadline management. Further tasks include providing IP portfolio schedules and monitoring and providing cited documents for Information Disclosures in the US.

Before joining Murgitroyd, Sarah worked in the Oil and Gas sector and in the Third sector – including charities and other non-profit organisations.

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Team Awards

  • FT Europe's Leading Patent Law Firm Ranking, Gold rated (2019, 2020 - 2022-2025)
  • Managing IP, Tier 1, Patent Prosecution, Scotland, 2025
  • Key contributor to the team recognised as Highly Recommended by WIPR
  • Legal 500, Tier 2, Patent Attorneys, 2025
  • Patent Lawyer Magazine, Law Firm Rankings, UK, 2025
  • Band 2, Intellectual Property: Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, UK, 2026
  • IAM 1000, Silver, United Kingdom: Scotland, 2025
  • Décideurs Magazine, Leader’s League, Highly Recommended, Patent Prosecution, UK, 2025
  • China Patent Magazine, Outstanding International IP Service Teams, 2025

Key contributor to the paralegal team recognised as Highly Recommended by WIPR

WIPR UK Patent Rankings 2025

Key contributor to the Paralegal team recognised as Tier 1 by Managing IP Patent Prosecution Rankings

Managing IP, IP Stars Firm ranking 2024 & 2025 - Patent Prosecution Scotland

Key contributor to the paralegal team recognised in the Top Patent Law Firm Rankings

The Patent Lawyer Magazine - 2024 & 2025

Key contributor to the paralegal team ranked Silver in IAM 1000 2025 Firm rankings

IAM 1000 2025

Key contributor to the paralegal team recognised in the Financial Times top European Patent Law Firm rankings since 2019

Financial Times European Leading Patent Law Firms - 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025

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