HGF Ltd ranked Gold in FT Europe's Leading Patent Firms 2020
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Your idea is a precious and unique thing. HGF can help you protect it.
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Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, Copyrights, IP Solicitors, Appeals and Oppositions, Due Diligence and Strategy.
HGF offers everything you would expect of a world-class intellectual property firm, including patent and trade mark acquisition as well as appeals and oppositions to protect your creative work.
We also focus on providing a bespoke service tailored to your industry, to ensure you really get the most out of your big ideas. Our teams are dedicated to providing professional, expert advice and support every step of the way.
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Trade Marks
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Appeals & Oppositions
Protecting your investment
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Due Diligence and Freedom-to-Operate
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HGF Law
A specialist law firm committed to giving expert advice on contentious and non-contentious IP matters
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IP Inclusive
Working for diversity and inclusion in IP
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Our people think differently, giving our clients the edge
The latest news and cutting edge commentary from across the group
IAM webinar: How to capitalise on the 5G healthcare revolution
HGF Partner Dr Susan Keston and Senior Patent Attorney Dr Sofie McPherson will be presenting a webinar 'How to capitalise on the 5G healthcare revolution' on 25th May.
Find out moreIP & data protection for alternative proteins: how to protect your products in the EU
'IP & data protection for alternative proteins: how to protect your products in the EU' webinar will be held on Tuesday 18th May.
Find out moreIAM AI IP Connect 2021
HGF is sponsoring IAM's virtual event AI IP Connect on 11-12th May 2021.
Find out moreIntellectual Property | Are you protecting your business ideas?
HGF and British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce are holding a webinar on 10th May 2021.
Find out moreThis is not just any caterpillar…
It would have been difficult to miss the recent news that Marks & Spencer has filed trade mark infringement proceedings against German discounter Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake. The filing became the top trending topic on Twitter within days and has sparked much debate online.
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World Intellectual Property Day 2021
World Intellectual Property Day is on 26th April. This year's theme is IP & SME's: Taking your ideas to market.
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Welttag des geistigen Eigentums 2021
Der Welttag des geistigen Eigentums findet am 26. April statt. Das diesjährige Thema lautet IP & SME: Ihre Ideen auf den Markt bringen.
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IPOwners Spring Summit 2021
The 4th Annual IPOwners Spring Summit™ will be held virtually on April 20-21. HGF Partner Lee Curtis will be speaking Tuesday 20th April.
Find out moreSheffield Hallam University - AWRC Wellbeing Accelerator
HGF Partner Vanessa Stainthorpe will be running a workshop on 13th April.
Find out moreEPO continues oral proceedings by videoconference in examination and opposition during pendency of referral G 1/21
The EPO Boards of Appeal took the decision that from the start of 2021, all Boards of Appeal oral proceedings could be held by videoconference, even if the parties to the proceedings were not in agreement (ostensibly aping the position before Opposition and Examining Divisions).
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Husch Blackwell webinar: Global Patent Protection
Husch Blackwell is holding webinar series on intellectual property. 16th March session will focus on global patent protection.
Find out moreNotice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2021 concerning the amendment of Rules 19 and 143 EPC
From 1 April 2021, inventors will no longer be notified by the EPO about being named in a patent application. In addition, applicants will no longer be required to indicate the full address of the inventor in the application, only the country and place of residence.
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WIPR webinar: Applied AI: Effectively Monetising Innovation
WIPR and HGF are holding a webinar on 9th March.
Find out moreChild Health Technology Conference 2021
HGF is a silver sponsor at the Children Health Technology (CHT) Conference 2021.
Find out moreAnimal Microbiome Congress 2021
HGF Partner Craig Thomson will be part of the panel discussion on Enacting a Commercially Successful Strategy for Animal Microbiome Globally on 3rd March.
Find out moreTwenty 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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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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