HGF MENU Awards Careers Current vacancies Wellbeing Professional training Working at HGF News & events News Upcoming events COVID-19 UP & UPC Preparing for change UPC news Brexit Brexit & your trade marks Brexit & your patents Brexit & the UPC Brexit & designs Brexit news Cloned UK registrations Contact Us CONTACT AN OFFICE CONTACT A DEPARTMENT CLIENT LOGIN Access your account A leading European IP firm HGF is one of Europe’s leading Intellectual Property firms, bringing together 188 patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, design attorneys, IP solicitors and attorneys-at-law across 22 offices in seven European countries to provide a dynamic and complete IP solution. Services Industries Latest updates HGF is unique in its approach. Our scale and geographical reach allows us to provide the right IP solution for you. Our multidisciplinary specialist teams of attorneys collaborate across Europe, working together to deliver each client’s wishes. Our reputation for exceptional client service and finding winning solutions means that we have built long-lasting relationships with some of the most exciting innovators in the world who also ask us to advise on their most important disputes and commercial IP needs. OUR SERVICES Our full range of services integrate across Europe and throughout the world to deliver success at every stage of an innovation’s lifecycle, from inception to commercialisation, to defence and enforcement. Prepare Our dedicated, specialist attorneys are skilled in maximising value at the vital early stages of a technical innovation, laying the foundations for powerful, long-term protection. Strategy Our multidisciplinary attorneys work in close collaboration with clients to fully understand the commercial realities and goals of their businesses. MORE INFO Due diligence Combining high-calibre expertise, our accomplished team of patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys and transactional lawyers provide a trusted, commercially-sound due diligence process. MORE INFO Protect Our expertise in optimising IP to maximise our clients' business objectives. Our breadth and depth of experience and knowledge allows us to take-on complex challenges and provide protection. Patents As the demand for patent protection continues to grow throughout the world, driving innovation and new technologies across all fields, IP maximises product marketability and revenue. MORE INFO Trade marks An organisation's brand is one of its most valuable properties, requiring a protective 'exclusion zone' that only a trade mark can provide. MORE INFO Enforce & exploit Our in-house litigation, oppositions and appeals teams are highly skilled with a proven track record in securing successful outcomes in some of the most contentious, high-profile cases in Europe. Oppositions & appeals Our clients choose us to represent them with their highest value oppositions because of our demonstrable successes in securing commercially relevant outcomes, whether opposing or defending. MORE INFO IP litigation We have a highly experienced team of solicitors and attorneys-at-law who specialise in IP litigation and dispute management. MORE INFO Sector groups Our attorneys combine impressive academic and industry experience with strong commercial acumen to deliver world-class, specialist IP support. Chemistry The chemical and pharmaceutical fields are constantly evolving as new chemicals, drugs, compositions, materials and processes are needed to meet the ever increasing demands of tomorrow’s world. MORE INFO The electronics sector is faced with diverse commercial challenges, from rapid technology emergence and short product life cycles, to long established, yet evolving core enabling technologies. MORE INFO Industries By tapping into rich in-house experience, our attorneys truly understand the different business landscapes in which we specialise. Aerospace & defence Aerospace and defence is experiencing a transformation, with innovation driven by historical challenges and opportunities, leading to an increased focus on IP and volume of granted patent applications. MORE INFO Our extensive experience in agrochemicals allows us to secure strong, commercially-focussed patent protection in this dynamic industry. MORE INFO Latest updates EVENT - WTR webinar - Diversity and inclusion: What success looks like in the trademark environment World Trademark Review is hosting a webinar ‘Diversity and inclusion: What success looks like in the trademark environment’ on 16th December with HGF’s Trade Mark Director Adjoa Anim being one … EVENT DETAILS 26th November 2021 Webinar: eligibility of -related inventions and practical tips for its patent obtainment in Japan Join us on Wednesday 1 December to hear from Dr. Masato Iida and Fumio Takahashi of Shiga in Japan. 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