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Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2022

May 2022

After months of research, Managing IP has published the IP Stars list for 2022. HGF is delighted to have 16 attorneys from England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany recognised and listed as IP Stars.

The research for the IP Stars guide covers over six IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, and has become the leading specialist rankings publication for the IP profession. It is the leading resource for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners for contentious and non-contentious IP advice.

16 of our European attorneys across patents, trade marks and transactions have been ranked:

Patents

Harry Hutchinson

Dr Susan Keston

Dr Jamie Thomson

Craig Watson

Dr Gary Wilson

Lucy Johnson

Dr Chris Moore

Craig Thomson

Dr Andrew Wells

Bernhard Ganahl

Trade marks

Lee Curtis

Alexander Hagen

David Potter

Pieter de Ruijter

Rigel Moss McGrath

Transactions

Janet Knowles

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