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Broad Street,
Aberdeen,
AB10 1BL
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Congleton Rd,
Alderley Edge,
Macclesfield,
SK10 4TG
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Gedempt Hamerkanaal 257,
1021 KP,
Amsterdam,
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OBC Suisse AG
Aeschengraben 29
4051 Basel
Switzerland
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Catalyst,
Queens Road,
Belfast,
BT3 9DT
| Office. | +44 (0)28 9078 5870 |
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sitem-insel AG,
Freiburgstrasse 3,
3010 Bern
Switzerland
| Office. | +41 (0)61 225 4480 |
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12th Floor,
Bank House,
Birmingham,
B2 5AL
| Office. | +44 (0)121 265 7930 |
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HGF IP Ltd, Suite 415,
The Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC),
Taylor’s Lane,
Dublin 8
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Regus Edinburgh Princes St
83 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2ER
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Delta House,
50 West Nile Street,
Glasgow,
G1 2NP
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Waldhofer Str. 102,
69123 Heidelberg,
Germany
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Leeds,
LS11 9DX
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25 Southampton Buildings
London
WC2A 1AL
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Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF
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81673 Munich,
Germany
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Scotswood Road,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE1 4AD
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BioCity,
Pennyfoot Street,
Nottingham,
NG1 1GF
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John Eccles House,
Oxford Science Park,
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford,
OX4 4GP
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73 Rue de Vaugirard,
Paris,
75006
France
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Chez Regus - Rennes Cesson,
2 Rue Claude Chappe,
35510 Cesson Sévigné,
France
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Rudolfskai 48,
5020 Salzburg,
Austria
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Fountain Precinct,
Balm Green,
Sheffield,
S1 2JA
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Benoordenhoutseweg 46,
2596 BC The Hague,
Netherlands
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The Leeson Enterprise Centre,
Altamont Street,
Westport,
Co. Mayo,
F28 ET85
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Mill House
North Street
York
YO1 6JD
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UPC
December 2016
As the first step in the UPC Agreement ratification process, the UKIPO has confirmed that the UK signed the Protocol on Privilege and Immunities in Brussels on Wednesday 14 December.
Preparations for laying legislation to give the UPC all the appropriate privileges and immunities on UK soil have recommenced and the UKIPO is expected to give more news on the legislative timetable soon.
The recent decision, T1553/22 of the Board of Appeal required the Board to consider the scope of the exclusions from patentability under Article 53(a) EPC. The invention in this case …
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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 …
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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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The Annual Managing IP Awards: EMEA Awards 2025 were announced last night, and HGF are proud to have won 7 awards. The Managing IP Awards are highly recognised and respected …
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A recent case in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) once again highlights how important the initial pleadings and evidence in patent infringement cases …
Read articleHGF is pleased to announce that several of our attorneys have passed their UK Advanced Patent exams! In no specific order, we would like to say well done and a …
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The impact of GLP-1 on the food and beverage sector GLP-1 agonists, best-known under the brand names Ozempic® and Wegovy®, are medicines used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. …
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