A Birmingham-based firm of intellectual property specialists has
appointed three people to the post of senior associates.
Emma Johnson, Christopher Bond and Charlotte Dale have all been
made senior associates at Forresters, who have offices in the city
centre.
Emma, aged 31, from Wolverhampton, has been with Forresters for
six years, working in the areas of patents and designs. She deals
with a broad range of technologies and works both in the UK and
overseas.
Twenty-nine-year old Christopher, who lives in Surrey, has
worked at Forresters since completing his degree at Oxford
University in 2005. Christopher, who graduated in chemistry,
works in the prosecution and drafting of patents in the fields of
chemistry, pharmaceuticals and biotech. A member of The Royal
Society of Chemistry, he has assisted clients in the UK and Europe
in respect of design, copyright and trademark law.
Having gained an MSc in the management of intellectual property,
Charlotte, aged 28, who lives in Hertfordshire, has been part of
the Forresters team for five years. She has specialised in all
aspects of patent law, and is involved in the drafting and
prosecution of patent applications in the areas of biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals and medical services.
Matthew Shaw, a partner at Forresters, who won UK Trademark Law
Firm of the Year for the second time in 2011, said the appointments
reinforced the strength and depth of the firm.
He said: "All our intellectual property specialists are part of
a continuing professional development programme, and it's only
right that the efforts they put in on behalf of clients, and their
technical skills as attorneys, are fully recognised. We need to
have the very best people to help convert what are often complex
legal issues into clearly explained, pragmatic advice and direction
for our clients."