Rapid expansion continues at intellectual property firm’s Cambridge office

Known for his work with several elite universities, Dr Pitchford joins the Cambridge office’s expanding team to focus on patent work in the fields of physics, electronics, engineering, material science, and computing and communications technology.

The qualified patent attorney has drafted, filed, and prosecuted a diverse range of patents in the UK, Europe, and internationally, across sectors including aerospace, communications systems, medical devices and computer software. He also works with university spin-outs and start-up businesses, patenting inventions in the physical sciences.

Mathys & Squire’s Histon office opened in 2011 with four staff and in just over twelve months has more than doubled its staff numbers. 

Through its Cambridge office, the firm can offer patenting expertise in: robotics, telecommunications, automotive engineering, manufacturing processes, electronics and control systems, IT software and hardware, mechanical engineering and green technology.

Mathys & Squire employs a total of 100 staff across five offices in Cambridge, London, Reading, Manchester and York.  

Alan MacDougall, who leads the Cambridge team, said, “This is an important appointment for us.  James brings a wealth of specialist physics and materials science expertise, which builds on the broad base of experience across a range of sectors we already have, and will enable us to meet the growing demand we’re experiencing from the physical sciences sector in the region.” 

 

Mathys & Squire LLP
Mathys & Squire is a law firm specialising in intellectual property and employs some of the world’s most renowned patent attorneys[1] and trademark attorneys[2] to deliver commercially focussed advice about patents, trademarks and designs.

The firm employs more than 100 people across its five offices in London, Manchester Cambridge, York and Reading. It has a £21.5M turnover and is currently experiencing a year-on-year growth of approximately 25 per cent. Clients range from multi-national corporations to SMEs and lone inventors.

It was founded in 1910 by William A Mathys who was responsible for the patenting of a new starting mechanism for the internal combustion engine for the motor car.

 

[1] Patent attorneys prepare and file patent applications for inventions, and provide representation in matters relating to infringement.  They operate within a specialist field of law due to the technical nature of many patents and the requirement for the person registering, researching or enforcing them to have a thorough understanding and appreciation of the subject matter to be able to register the innovations accurately.

[2] Trademark attorneys provide representation and advice regarding trade marks and branding-related intellectual property matters. They carry out searches and prepare and file trade mark applications, and represent organisation relating to infringement.

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For further information contact:

Colin Hallmark, 3:nine Communications

colin@3nine.co.uk, 0207 736 1888, 07745 914170

or

Emma Radcliffe, Mathys & Squire LLP, eradcliffe@mathys-squire.com 0161 235 6403
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