HGF Ltd ranked Gold in FT Europe's Leading Patent Firms 2019
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The latest news and cutting edge commentary from across the group
IQPC Life Science IP 2019
HGF are sponsoring IQPC Life Science IP conference on 26-27 November in London with Partner Martyn Fish and Legal Director Michelle Davies attending and speaking.
Find out moreLuxury Law New York Summit 2019
HGF is a sponsor at Luxury Law New York Summit 2019. Partners Alexander Hagen and Richard Wylie are attending the conference.
Find out moreManagement Forum: The Art of European Claim Drafting
HGF Partner Leythem Wall will be presenting “The Art of European Claim Drafting” at the Management Forum workshop on 7-8 November 2019 in London.
Find out moreLES Benelux Licensing course 2019
HGF Partner Dr Achim Krebs will be teaching a LES Benelux course on technology licensing on 4th November in The Hague.
Find out moreVideo: No-Deal Brexit Scenario Planning for Intellectual Property
With Brexit deadline approaching, HGF Partner Dr Chris Moore is speaking in Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce video about what impact a no-deal Brexit may have on Intellectual Property, including patents, trade marks, copyright and registered designs.
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IQPC IP World Summit 2019
HGF Partners Leythem Wall and Alexander Hagen will be attending IQPC IP World Summit in Amsterdam on 21-23 October.
Find out moreArtificial Intelligence: Challenges for Intellectual Property Law
Lee Curtis will be speaking at a conference hosted by the ERA Academy of European Law in Brussels on 17th and 18th October 2019.
Find out moreSeminar: Strategies and updates on patenting inventions relating to personalised medicine in Europe and the US
HGF is hosting a seminar in Basel on Thursday 17th October. Partner Dr Leena Contarino and Patent Director Laurence Gainey will consider strategies for patenting inventions in Europe and the US.
Find out moreClearing out the clutter – SkyKick may open up trade mark registers Across Europe
AG Tanchev has given his (long awaited) Opinion in the case of “Sky v SkyKick”, proposing that the CJEU should hold that a lack of clarity and precision are issues that must be examined by the competent trade mark offices when they are dealing with an application for registration of a mark…
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Life Sciences Patent Network North America 2019
HGF Partner Ian Armstrong will be attending and speaking at LSPN North America 2019 on 16th October. The session will cover ‘CAR–T and other immunotherapies’.
Find out moreMedilink UK Brexit Webinar (Intellectual Property)
HGF Patent Attorney Dr Frazer Bye is hosting Medilink UK webinar on the IP implications of Brexit on 14th October at 10am.
Find out moreDoes a design have to be disclosed first in the EU to benefit from Community Unregistered Design Right?
A case before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has raised this important question in a direct reference to the Court of Justice of European Union. Not only is an answer to this question of crucial importance to design protection in the EU in its widest sense, with the Brex…
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IP Inclusive 'Flexible working - making it work for you and others'
IP Inclusive North of England are hosting an event on 8th October ‘Flexible working – making it work for you and others’.
Find out moreIP Seminar: From Start up to Unicorn - the business impact on intellectual property
HGF is hosting a seminar on intellectual property in Birmingham on Tuesday 8th October during Birmingham Tech Week.
Find out moreThe Vedanta Opposition: A healthy sign of a maturing industry
HGF Partners Craig Thomson and Rachel Fetches comment and analyse the “Vedanta Opposition” in Microbiome Times.
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IP in Retail Conference 2019
HGF's seventh annual IP in Retail Conference will take place in Leeds and London this Autumn.
Find out moreReconsidering the liability of content sharing platforms for copyright infringement
Under the current European Union legal framework, YouTube is protected under ‘notice and take-down rules’ – ensuring that provided it acts expeditiously to remove infringing content upon being made aware this, it will not be liable for such infringements.
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Women in Tech Dublin
HGF Patent Attorney Sarah McCrann will be speaking at Women in Tech Dublin, Thursday 12th September 2019.
Find out moreU.S. Copyright Office Submits Opinion in Favour of Led Zeppelin in Copyright Infringement Dispute
On 8 November 1971, Led Zeppelin released what would become arguably the most well-known rock song of all time, ‘Stairway to Heaven’. However, in 2014, Michael Skidmore, trustee of ‘Randy Wolfe’ (aka Randy California), late guitarist with the band Spirit filed a claim alleging that Stairwa…
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Twenty one offices in leading cities across the UK and Continental Europe
Aberdeen
Our Aberdeen office opened in 2011 in response to the wide number of innovative firms in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.
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In January 2017, HGF continued its European expansion with the launch of its office in Amsterdam.
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In February 2016, HGF’s second office outside the UK opened in Basel, Switzerland.
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HGF's Birmingham office was opened in November 2012, and since then has gone from strength to strength.
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Following on from the success of our Glasgow and, more recently, our Aberdeen offices, HGF opened an Edinburgh office in early 2012 to provide a base for servicing the many companies and universities we act for in the east coast area.
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Our Glasgow practice has grown rapidly since we opened our doors in 2007, and we now act for many of Scotland’s top companies and universities.
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HGF Heidelberg launched following the merge of HGF and Patronus IP in July 2018.
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Our London office is located in the City of London, the financial centre of the UK and Europe.
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HGF Munich launched following the merge of HGF and Patronus IP in July 2018.
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HGF Munich opened in July 2018 as part of HGF’s continued expansion into Europe.
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Following on from the success of our York office, HGF opened a Newcastle satellite office on May 2nd 2016 to provide a base for servicing the many companies and universities we act for in the north east area.
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Our Nottingham office opened in January 2018. The office provides access to the full wealth of HGF expertise in particular in the field of Chemistry.
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HGF opened an Oxford office in July 2012 to build on our existing strong relationships within the local business and university community.
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HGF Sheffield have been supporting local innovation and technology in South Yorkshire since 1999.
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Since 2001, HGF York have been committed to the continued development of ideas and technology in North Yorkshire.
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