Partner
Tom specialises in developing brand protection strategies for growing and ambitious companies that contribute to their business goals. He provides tenacious and pragmatic defence of important IP rights through effective use of the registration system including the opposition processes.
Tom 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 has experience in senior management, is an Alumnus of London Business School and has set up and run his own business. These experiences enable Tom to understand the issues facing clients; to operate within appropriate budgetary constraints; and to be responsive to client needs in a fast moving environment. Tom is a Registered Trade Mark Attorney and Authorised Representative before OHIM. He is also a long-standing member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG).
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.
Tom joined Harrison Goddard Foote in 2009 as a partner in the London office.
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