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Mr
Richard
Wylie

Partner & Trade Mark Attorney

Leeds Office London Office Newcastle Office

Trade marks

Telephone. +44(0) 113 233 0100
Mobile. +44(0) 772 331 0099
Email. [email protected]
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Experience

Richard has in-depth experience of all aspects of trade mark work, including strategy development, trade mark clearance and registration, disputes, enforcement and due diligence.

Richard looks after the portfolios of clients including FTSE 100 companies, leading food and beverage brands, and exciting start-up and breakthrough SMEs.

Richard has been recognised by clients as providing first class client service, delivering commercially focused, clear and pragmatic advice. He has vast experience of developing effective strategies for protecting new and existing brands around the globe. Richard represents HGF’s clients in respect of high value and complex trade mark disputes including cases involving multiple opposition, invalidity and cancellation proceedings. His ability to secure positive decisions and favourable settlements of such matters has been highly appreciated.

Additionally, Richard has played a key part in developing HGF’s leading service delivery including the development of OCIS, HGF's proprietary client portfolio information portal.

Richard is a member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorney’s and regularly travels to IP conferences including Marques and INTA.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Trade Mark Attorney

Chartered (UK)

LLB

Law

Recognition

World Trade mark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trade mark Professionals

"Richard Wylie is especially popular with overseas affiliates, in part due to his ability to “look for the best business outcomes, think about portfolios holistically, and consider how events in Europe have an impact on the United States”

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Publications

WIPR Leaders 2025

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HGF ranked highly recommended in the WIPR Trade Mark Rankings 2025

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WTR 1000 2025

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

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Mondaq awards HGF for thought leadership in Germany

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HGF is ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2024

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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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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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Conferences: 2025

17th May 2025

INTA 2025 Annual Meeting Live

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Conferences: 2023

27th April 2023

Azets Yorkshire Food & Drink Business Awards 2023

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Conferences: 2022

22nd September 2022

WIPR Trademarks Los Angeles 2022

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17th March 2022

HGF Complete webinar: trade mark application procedures before the EUIPO and UKIPO

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Conferences: 2019

13th November 2019

Luxury Law New York Summit 2019 - New York

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24th September 2019

IP in Retail Conference 2019 - London & Leeds

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18th May 2019

INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019 - Boston

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7th March 2019

Design protection in Europe - Atlanta

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Related News

HGF Ranked #1 in the UK for Trade Mark Portfolios in the 2025 Trade Mark Filing Trends Report by Clarivate.

HGF has achieved the #1 ranking for the UK for trade mark portfolios in the newly released 2025 Trade mark Filing Trends report by Clarivate, recognising the firm as a …

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Supreme Court holds that SKY marks were registered in bad faith

In a long-awaited judgment https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2021-0181-judgment.pdf, the Supreme Court allowed Skykick’s appeal, agreeing with the High Court that well-known broadcaster, Sky applied for a number of SKY marks in bad faith.  This …

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Event - 9th August 2024

HGF's 10th Annual IP in Retail Conference 2024

HGF’s Annual IP in Retail Conference is back, and this year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary. The conferences will take place on the 18th of September in Manchester and …

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HGF Nominated for Two Global IP Awards by IAM and WTR

We are proud to announce that HGF has been nominated for two awards at the upcoming Global IP Awards, hosted by IAM and WTR. The Awards ceremony will take place …

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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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How to Use IP Strategy to Tip the Odds in Your Favour

Porter’s Five Forces model [1] is just one example of a convenient model for exploring and understanding the forces at play in a competitive marketplace. Michael Porter’s Five Forces model …

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Blog Series: IP Ingredients, Part 2: Sippin’ Success with Trade Marks

In the UK, trade marks and the food and drink industry have a long and rich heritage.  One of the most well known of these stories begins in 1876, when …

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Leader's League Rankings 2023

We are happy to announce the Leaders League rankings for 2023 are now live, and HGF is basking in the spotlight with multiple mentions across various categories. This recognition reaffirms …

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