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We are delighted to report that Matt Dixon, Partner at our London office, has been featured in the 2010 edition of ‘IAM Strategy 250 - The World’s Leading IP Strategist more...

Robert Harrison IT Director at HGF has taken the media by storm over the last couple of weeks with his interesting hobby of sending meteorological balloons into the atmosphere to t more...

The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has today announced in his Pre-Budget Report a reduced rate of corporation tax for income from patents in the UK. The reduced rate will be 10% com more...

Harrison Goddard Foote (HGF) is delighted to announce the arrival of two new Trade Mark Attorneys to their team. The  arrival of Lee Curtis (5.11.09) and Rebecca Tilbury from more...

HGF opens new office in Rugby... HGF patent and trade mark attorneys announce that it is to open its eighth UK office in Rugby on 14th September. This comes just two years aft more...

HGF is delighted to announce the arrival of Dominic Schiller, formally of EntrIPneur Limited (based in Merseyside) to further strengthen its offering in the North West.Dominic Schi more...

HGF are pleased to announce the arrival of Matt Dixon and Tom Farrand who have joined the firm as Partners in its Chancery Lane office to strengthen the firm’s presence in London and the South. Matt and Tom are both well known in the region for their work with CIPA and ITMA respectively. Their arrival comes at the end of another successful year for the firm who have consistently grown year on year.

Matt Dixon, Patent Attorney
Matt has a particular expertise in representing multi-nationals in multi-party Opposition and Appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office, as well as a passion for working with British high-growth technology businesses, particularly in London, Cambridge and Southampton, helping them to develop effective intellectual property strategies and negotiating successfully during acquisition due diligence.

Matt is a member of the Council of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, for whom he is Chairman of the Joint Business Practice Committee, Vice Chairman of the Press and Public Relations Committee and a member of the Parliamentary Committee. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of Nanotechnology Law and Business, the Advisory Panel of Ideas21, a not-for-profit organisation supporting British innovators, and is a regular speaker on intellectual property issues for business.

Tom Farrand, Trade Mark Attorney
Tom specialises in developing brand protection strategies for growing and ambitious companies that contribute to their business goals. He has in-depth experience in the clothing/footwear/accessories industry where his understanding of the inter-relationship between IP rights is key to the effective protection of brands and designs. Similarly, this understanding has helped clients in the fields of software and business/financial services and medical/pharma products.

Tom is a member of the Council of the UK’s professional body the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys; is chair of two committees; and is actively involved in education and training within the profession. Tom has been in the IP business for 25 years and was recently elected a Fellow of ITMA in recognition of his contribution to the Trade Mark Attorney profession.

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