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Mr
Jonathan
Thurgood

Partner & Trade Mark Attorney

London Office

Life sciences

Telephone. +44(0) 207 776 5100
Mobile. +44(0) 734 288 8249
Email. jthurgood@hgf.com
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Experience

Jonathan is a leading European brand lawyer. He protects and defends businesses’ brands through trade mark and design registration and enforce their legal rights.

Jonathan acts for some of the world’s largest and best-known companies, with particular experience in the automotive, financial services, pharmaceuticals and consumer products sectors. He is equally at home advising start-ups and SMEs on everything to do with the legal protection and enforcement of their brands and designs.

Since 2006 he has served on the Law and Practices Committee of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). He has chaired the Committee’s IPO and Marks and Designs Forum Working Group and currently also sits on the Litigation working group. He has previously served two terms on each of INTA’s Legislation and Regulation (Europe) Subcommittee, and Classification Subcommittee.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Trade Mark Attorney

Chartered (UK)
Europe
Ireland

BA

French with Theology

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate

Recognition

Legal 500, 2020

“key lawyer”

Publications

WTR 1000 2025

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HGF ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2025

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WTR 1000 2023

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International trade mark registrations – change to UKIPO handling procedure

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World Trademark Review 1000 2022

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WTR 1000 2021

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HGF wins Scottish “Firm of the Year” for Prosecution at the MIP Awards

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WTR 1000 2020

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HGF continue to be highly ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings

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WTR 1000 2019

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Different kinds of intellectual property explained

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Conferences: 2025

17th May 2025

INTA 2025 Annual Meeting Live

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Conferences: 2023

15th - 16th March 2023

WTR Live: Trademark Summit Europe 2023

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Conferences: 2022

30th April 2022

INTA 2022 Annual Meeting Live+

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14th April 2022

HGF Complete webinar: unregistered trade mark rights in the EU and UK

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Conferences: 2021

01-05-2021

INTA

Attended

Conferences: 2019

18th May 2019

INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019 - Boston

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CSR

Jonathan has provided pro bono and reduced fee work for charitable organisations including Love Music Hate Racism, Crisis Text Line, Medicinema, Zeo Church, Head Strong (youth mental health charity) and Med Supply Drive (regarding the supply of PPE during Covid-19).

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Event - 17th May 2025

INTA 2025 Annual Meeting Live

The HGF European team will be attending the INTA Annual Meeting Live, which will take place on 17th-21st May in San Diego, US. The conference will connect some of the …

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Event - 18th May - 22nd April 2024

INTA 2024 Annual Meeting Live

The HGF European team will be attending the INTA Annual Meeting Live, which will take place on 18th-22nd May 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will connect some of the …

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Event - 16th - 20th May 2023

INTA 2023 Annual Meeting Live+

The HGF European team will be attending the INTA 2023 Annual Meeting Live+. It is being held on 16th – 20th May in Singapore. INTA brings together the most influential …

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Event - 15th - 16th March 2023

WTR Live: Trademark Summit Europe 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 …

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Event - 30th April 2022

INTA 2022 Annual Meeting Live+

The HGF European team will be attending the INTA 2022 Annual Meeting Live+. It is being held on 30th April – 4th May in Washington, D.C. INTA brings together the …

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Event - 14th April 2022

HGF Complete webinar: unregistered trade mark rights in the EU and UK

HGF is hosting a series of HGF Complete webinars this Spring. Our expert speakers discuss trade marks and designs in the EU and the UK. We compare and contrast the …

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Event - 18th May 2019

INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019 - Boston

A team of HGF Trade Mark Attorneys, Patent Attorneys and IP solicitors will be attending INTA’s 141st Annual Meeting which takes place 18th – 22nd May 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. …

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