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For the last 20 years, I have provided initial advice and signposting pro bono to entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives throughout the North of England and North Wales. Until the pandemic, I held those sessions on a fixed date and at a fixed time and venue. The social distancing restrictions obliged me to transfer the sessions online which enabled me to see enquirers whenever they and I had a slot in our diaries. A 30-minute phone or video call was enough to resolve most issues. For those who required a one-on-one meeting the ending of the Covid 19 restrictions enabled me to see them at the Barnsley Business Village or the Menai Science Park on Ynys Môn.
Although they are close to major road and rail links, for most inhabitants of the United Kingdom London is much easier to reach than the Business Village or M-SParc. For that reason, I am extending my initial advice and signposting service to the whole of the United Kingdom and indeed beyond should anybody be interested.
The extended service will function exactly as I stated in Relaunch of the Barnsley IP Clinic in NIPC Yorkshire on 24 Feb 2024:
"The new clinics will differ slightly from the previous ones in two respects, First, I have recruited patent and trade mark attorneys and other IP specialists to our clinic. If, for example, you want to apply for a patent for your invention you need to talk to a patent attorney rather than a lawyer like me. If you need a prototype I will introduce you to a product design consultant. I have spent my career advising specialist solicitors and patent and trade mark attorneys on difficult points of law, drafting complex legal instruments for use in business as well as litigation and representing parties in court, IPO tribunals and negotiations. I should be best placed to advise on strategy, licensing and dispute resolution. Secondly, we shall make more use of Zoom and other technologies so that we can address your issues promptly. rather than wait until the second Tuesday,"
Anybody who wants to use the service should fill in the form below or call me on 020 7404 5252 for an initial chat. In that chat, we can then make an appointment for a 30-minute phone or Zoom call either with me or with some other professional if it appears that such other professional would be better placed to assist than me. If I need to examine a document or exhibit in the presence of an enquirer I will offer him or her a 30-minute meeting in London, Barnsley or M-SParc, whichever is most convenient for him or her,, Whether it takes place with me over the phone or Zoom or in person or with some other professional the 30 minute discussion will be free.
If it is obvious that the matter cannot be resolved in 30 minutes enquirers will be advised accordingly. That would happen if an enquirer wants to apply for a patent, register a trade mark, defend litigation or negotiate a licence or joint venture agreement. Even then we would discuss options and possibly make recommendations for further advice or assistance on a paying basis.
Anyone wishing to discuss this article may call me on 020 7404 5252 during office hours or send me a message through my contact form.
