26 November 2018Copyright

Mathys & Squire expands in UK

IP firm Mathys & Squire has expanded its offering in the UK with the opening of two new offices.

Rebecca Tew, who joins the firm after 27 years at Marks & Clerk, will be leading the new Midlands office.

Tew’s practice covers global trademark portfolio management, oppositions, and anti-counterfeiting procedures. She has assisted a range of clients, from individuals to multinational corporations, in fields such as automotive, electrical goods, retail, fashion, pharmaceuticals, and construction.

Meanwhile, Vicki Strachan, who joins from Wynne-Jones, will oversee the new Oxford office.

Strachan specialises in patents relating to electronic and electrical engineering, with a particular focus on the legal issues arising from computer-implemented inventions. She has represented clients in proceedings, including oppositions, at the European Patent Office (EPO).

Mathys & Squire has also expanded its London office, with the hire of Hazel Ford and the promotion of Peter Gray.

Ford, of counsel, joins the firm from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, where she was a partner. She advises clients in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields on all aspects of patent strategy, as well as EPO oppositions and appeals.

Gray, who has been promoted to the firm’s partnership, specialises in patents relating to physics-based technologies in telecoms fields. He also has expertise in semiconductor materials, integrated circuit design, and packaging and manufacturing processes.

Chris Hamer, partner at Mathys & Squire, said: “These new hires are testament to the firm’s reputation as one of the leading IP firms in the UK and Europe, and will enable us to successfully continue our UK expansion.”

Mathys & Squire now has seven offices across the UK and in Paris, Munich, and Luxembourg.

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