HGF INTA 2014 Team Harrison Goddard Foote LLP is a UK based trade mark and patent firm which, with its associated law firm, HGF Law LLP, Solicitors, provides a full range of trade mark, patent and IP legal services worldwide. HGF Team Geoff Smith Partner – Geoff specialises in dealing with trade mark and design protection, enforcement, clearance, portfolio management and due diligence. He is a highly experienced practitioner before the UK and OHIM Trade Mark/Design Registries and provides strategic advice regarding international IP protection strategies. His practice covers diverse industry sectors including, pharmaceuticals, software and retail. Geoff is a solicitor and registered Trade Mark Attorney. Email: Hsu Min Partner – Hsu Min is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney and specialises in patents in the fields of chemistry, material science and pharmaceuticals. Her experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies, including those relating to pharmaceuticals, catalytic processes, household products, electrochemistry, petrochemicals, osmosis, medical devices and polymers. Gould Partner – Alice has been an IP specialist since qualifying as a solicitor in 1991. She provides a full service to owners of brands, designs, patents and confidential information. She has become well-known for her anti-counterfeiting work and for brand and design enforcement generally, having successfully acted in numerous High Court cases including Ordnance Survey v Colour Maps International, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited and Rolls-Royce PLC v Coulter, BMW AG v Carter Horsley (Tyres) Limited (Trading as Motorsport Wheels). Email: Claire Hutchinson Partner – Claire has extensive experience in all areas of trade mark and design protection, particularly those relating to conflict issues and dispute resolution. Having worked in private practice and in-house since 1982, Claire joined the Grant Spencer business in 1994, becoming a Partner in 1996 and the Firm’s principal in 2002. Claire is a Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, qualified by examination. She is also a European Trade Mark Attorney, a Registered Trade Mark Attorney, registered Trade Mark and Design litigator and a Professional Representative authorised to practice before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). Email: Paul Sanderson Managing Partner – Paul is a solicitor and has specialised in intellectual property law since 1991. He advises clients on the commercial aspects of intellectual property including national and
HGF INTA 2014 Team Harrison Goddard Foote LLP is a UK based trade mark and patent firm which, with its associated law firm, HGF Law LLP, Solicitors, provides a full range of trade mark, patent and IP legal services worldwide. HGF Team Geoff Smith – Partner Geoff specialises in dealing with trade mark and design protection, enforcement, clearance, portfolio management and due diligence. He is a highly experienced practitioner before the UK and OHIM Trade Mark/Design Registries and provides strategic advice regarding international IP protection strategies. His practice covers diverse industry sectors including, pharmaceuticals, software and retail. Geoff is a solicitor and registered Trade Mark Attorney. Email: Hsu Min – Partner Hsu Min is a Chartered Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney and specialises in patents in the fields of chemistry, material science and pharmaceuticals. Her experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide range of technologies, including those relating to pharmaceuticals, catalytic processes, household products, electrochemistry, petrochemicals, osmosis, medical devices and polymers. Gould – Partner Alice has been an IP specialist since qualifying as a solicitor in 1991. She provides a full service to owners of brands, designs, patents and confidential information. She has become well-known for her anti-counterfeiting work and for brand and design enforcement generally, having successfully acted in numerous High Court cases including Ordnance Survey v Colour Maps International, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited and Rolls-Royce PLC v Coulter, BMW AG v Carter Horsley (Tyres) Limited (Trading as Motorsport Wheels). Email: Claire Hutchinson – Partner Claire has extensive experience in all areas of trade mark and design protection, particularly those relating to conflict issues and dispute resolution. Having worked in private practice and in-house since 1982, Claire joined the Grant Spencer business in 1994, becoming a Partner in 1996 and the Firm’s principal in 2002. Claire is a Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, qualified by examination. She is also a European Trade Mark Attorney, a Registered Trade Mark Attorney, registered Trade Mark and Design litigator and a Professional Representative authorised to practice before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). Email: Paul Sanderson – Managing Partner Paul is a solicitor and has specialised in intellectual property law since 1991. He advises clients on the commercial aspects of intellectual property including national and
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