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WTR Live: Trademark Summit Europe 2023

February 2023

HGF is a gold sponsor of WTR Live: Trademark Summit Europe 2023 on the 15th – 16th March at Plaisterers’ Hall London.

Building on the success of WTR’s Brand Protection Online and Managing Trademark Assets events, this high-level conference will delve deep into the key questions you need answered to improve your day-to-day brand creation, protection and monetisation strategies.

HGF Chair Jason Lumber will be moderating the panel ‘Protecting brand reputation during different economic conditions’ and HGF Partner Jonathan Thurgood is moderating the focus session ‘The implications of Web3‘ at the event.

Attending the event are HGF’s Lauren Somers, Alexander Hagen, Sean McDonagh and Sarah De’Ath.

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