HGF Office

Belfast

Catalyst,
Queens Road,
Belfast,
BT3 9DT

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across Europe and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

Tel. +44 (0)28 9078 5870

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Based at Catalyst, in the Titanic Quarter, our Belfast office is well positioned to fully engage with the entrepreneurial eco-system across Northern Ireland.

Our Belfast office acts also as a hub for our network of HGF offices, including those in Dublin and Westport, and so can provide our clients with the complete scope of HGF’s multidisciplinary IP expertise. We aim to create real impact for our clients through our team’s focus on providing commercially relevant and integrated intellectual property advice and services.

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    Rosi
    Armstrong

    Patent Director

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    Smith

    Senior Patent Attorney

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