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WIPR Diversity Top 100 2025

April 2025

HGF’s European Patent Attorney Alexandra Wood has been listed in World IP Review’s (WIPR) Diversity Top 100 2025

World IP Review’s Diversity in IP listings 2025 recognises and celebrates people who promote positive change in the IP community.

WIPR recently ran a survey on diversity in IP, which also allowed industry professionals to nominate their candidates for this list. By combining these results with marketplace research carried out by their in-house team.

Congratulations to Alex for this fantastic recognition and to  all who were nominated.

Click the button to read the full list.

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