HGF Office

Sheffield

6th Floor
Fountain Precinct,
Balm Green,
Sheffield,
S1 2JA

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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)114 274 3700

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HGF Sheffield has been supporting local innovation and technology in Yorkshire since 1999. The South Yorkshire-based office has enjoyed significant growth throughout the past decade by understanding our clients’ needs, providing specific technical and commercial astute expertise and offering an economically sound service.

Our team in Sheffield shares expertise in engineering and electronics. We work with clients’ IP portfolios at all stages of development, from start-up companies to global corporations with complex interrelated patent cases, providing commercially focussed and proactive advice.

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