Value proposition

Intellectual Property Specialists


HGF is one of Europe’s largest firms of Intellectual Property specialists. The firm is one of only a few to offer a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, design attorneys, IP solicitors and attorneys-at-law together to provide a full-service IP solution. The firm has 25 offices throughout the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

HGF has a strong group of technology-based strategic business units with experience and expertise covering chemistry, engineering, electronics and life sciences. The firm’s multidisciplinary teams of experts include automotive, cleantech, computing and software, energy, food and drink, graphene, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, retail and fashion and healthcare.


Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Marks, IP strategy, Designs, Due diligence, IP litigation, Oppositions and Apeals, Copyright and database rights, Transactional IP and commercial support, Advertising, Data protection and privacy, Formalities and renewals, In-house legal support, Patent term extensions and SPCs, and Portfolio management