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Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2021, comprising the highly recommended IP professionals, has now been published. HGF is delighted to have 14 European attorneys listed.<\/p>\n

IP STARS is the leading resource for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners for contentious and non-contentious IP advice. Managing IP has been covering IP law and practice since 1990.<\/p>\n

HGF is delighted to have 14 European attorneys listed in the guide:<\/p>\n

Patents<\/h5>\n

Harry Hutchinson<\/a>
\nDr Chris Moore<\/a>
\nCraig Watson
\nDr Gary Wilson<\/a>
\nLucy Johnson<\/a>
\nDr Jamie Thomson
\nDr Andrew Wells<\/a>
\nDr Susan Keston<\/a><\/p>\n

Trade Marks<\/h5>\n

Lee Curtis<\/a>
\nAlexander Hagen<\/a>
\nDavid Potter<\/a>
\nPieter de Ruijter<\/a>
\nRigel Moss McGrath<\/a><\/p>\n

Transactions<\/h5>\n

Janet Knowles<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more information about MIP IP Stars 2021.<\/p>\n

The firm also has 6 \u2018Notable practitioners<\/strong>\u2019 listed in the guide:<\/p>\n

Dr Jennifer Bailey<\/a>
\nRebecca Field<\/a>
\nDr Nienke Lubben<\/a>
\nDr Jerry Bretherton<\/a>
\nDr Lauris Kemp<\/a>
\nDr Inge Muellejans<\/a><\/p>\n

The ‘Notable practitioner’ tag is a new recognition (introduced in October 2020) for those noteworthy practitioners who were previously ranked as Rising Stars as well as notable senior practitioners, especially partners.<\/p>\n

IP Rising Stars were announced in October 2020. Click here<\/a> to find 4 HGF\u2019s IP practitioners recognised in this guide.<\/p>\n

Firm rankings<\/h4>\n
United Kingdom (England)<\/h5>\n

Trade mark prosecution – patent & trade mark attorney firms (2021) – Tier 1<\/strong>
\nTrade mark contentious – law firms (2021) – notable firm<\/strong>
\nPatent prosecution (2021) – Tier 2<\/strong>
\nPatent contentious (2021) – notable firm<\/strong><\/p>\n

United Kingdom (Scotland)<\/h5>\n

Trade mark prosecution – Highly recommended<\/strong>
\nPatent prosecution – Highly recommended<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Netherlands<\/h5>\n

Trade mark prosecution – patent & trade mark attorney firms (2021) – Tier 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a> for more information on Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars and Firm Rankings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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