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CIPA Patent Paralegal exams

May 2024

HGF would like to congratulate our colleagues on successfully passing the recent CIPA Patent Paralegal exams. This is a great achievement, and we would like to say a huge congratulations to the following people:

 

Luke Georgiou

Nicola Dennington

Lucinda Mullarkey

Laura Sanders

Julie Giertler

Donna Turner

 

The firm would also like to take this opportunity to thank our mentors for their help in contributing to helping others prepare for the exams and showcasing the HGF values.

 

Aysha Khan

Stephen Wardrop

Helen Abba

Linda Hedges

Emma Sheldrake

Lee Hopkins

 

Martyn Fish CEO, Comments “This is a great achievement and on behalf of myself and the wider shareholder group we would like to congratulate everyone and thank to all the mentors.”

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