Abigail Welford
Chartered & European Patent & Trade Mark Attorney. at Franks & Co- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Chartered Patent Attorney (UK)
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Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)
CITMA Professional Representative -
European Patent Attorney
EPO Professional Representative -
European Trade Mark Attorney
EUIPO Professional Representative
Experience
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Franks & Co
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United Kingdom
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chartered & European Patent & Trade Mark Attorney.
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Mar 2013 - Present
ProfessionalA Chartered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, also a registered European Trade Mark & Design Attorney, Abigail is experienced in global patent and trade mark portfolio management and has a particular focus on trade mark law and brand protection. Abigail has filed and prosecuted through to grant UK and foreign trade mark applications for a wide range of clientele including large scale corporate companies and independent inventors. She also advises clients in relation to watch notices, optimized filing strategies and she manages client portfolios, working on contentious and non-contentious matters including filing and prosecuting oppositions, invalidity and cancellation actions.In the field of patents, Abigail has experience in a wide range of technologies including: medical devices, mechanical engineering, electrical items, and industrial processes. Abigail has also successfully secured registered design rights, in the UK, Europe and America and regularly advises on copyright law, and UK and European registered and unregistered design law.
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University of Sheffield
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2013
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University of California, San Francisco.
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Post-doctoral Research Associate
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Oct 2010 - Sep 2011
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Education
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2014 - 2015
Nottingham Trent University
Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice, (Commendation) -
2014 - 2014
Bournemouth University
PG Certificate, Intellectual Property Law -
2006 - 2010
The University of Sheffield
PhD, Oncology, Immunology and Cancer Biology -
2002 - 2006
The University of Hull
BSc (Hons), Biomedical Science -
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Prior Pursglove College
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