2024/2025
"I selected HGF for their remarkable expertise in EPO patent prosecution. What distinguishes HGF is not only their exceptional knowledge but also their commitment to immediate responsiveness, ensuring our clients consistently receive superior service and results. Beyond their professional expertise, the individuals we collaborate with show a friendly attitude, making our working relationship a pleasure. We like their professionalism, availability, non-formal attitude (friendliness), and care for our clients."
"I have personal relationships with partners whom I trust and respect. The people I deal with are very client focused and commercially pragmatic."
"I chose them for their responsiveness, cost efficiency, high quality, and fast and commercial approach."
"The are fast, cost sensitive and I rate the quality of advice."
"I have been working with Lauren Somers for years and find her to be responsive, efficient, and knowledgeable. Lauren and her team are quick to respond, even when we are in a last-minute situation, and give good, practical advice."
"Good reputation, great responsiveness and value. They provide a personable and responsive service."
"Gary Wilson, a partner at the firm, is skilled in the chemical arts and understands EP regulations very well. Gary Wilson is a highly skilled practitioner"
"We like their professionalism, in-depth advice, and the preciseness of their work."
"They are responsive, professional, the quality of work is outstanding, their rates are competitive, they are user-friendly, and they attend the major IP conferences, so it is easy to meet up with them. The turnaround time is excellent. They care, are very knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with. They also post interesting IP-related articles."
"Gary Wilson and HGF are the best IP attorneys I know in Europe. For more than 10 years they have provided excellent advice, counsel and legal services to myself and my clients. I am personally a client of HGF as well as using them for my clients. They can answer complex legal questions which are beyond the reach of other less detail-oriented law firms."
"We like the depth of the team to handle various technologies. The professionals and clerks are knowledgeable, responsive and pleasant to work with."
"They are efficient from both an operational and cost perspective. They provide clear advice and recommendations."
"We have used Jonathan Thurgood for years and have always been satisfied with him and HGF. We like their success in work, and that they are resourceful, prompt, and professional."
Gary Wilson
"Gary provides excellent professional work in handling our patent prosecution matters for our Israeli clients. We really like working with him, he is professional, nice, available, always seeking for the best outcome for our clients."
"High level of technical competency, responsive and very good at managing relationships."
"Responsive. Understands chemistry and EP regulations."
"Gary Wilson has a depth of experience, legal knowledge and insight which is very hard to find in the legal community. I have been practicing IP law for over 20 years and Gary is one of the few attorneys who can really discuss complex issues."
Richard Wylie
"Provides legal advice, trademark and design prosecution and enforcement actions."
"Provides fast responses, business-oriented approach, vast legal knowledge."
Jennifer Uno
"She is partner and head of HGF's mechanical group. She also serves as a primary contact to our firm. Not only her responsiveness and cooperation but also friendliness helps us foster smooth communication with their team."
Lauren Somers
"Involved in all trademark searching, filing and opposition work. She is responsive, knowledgeable and a delight to work with. Her personality is an enormous asset to her firm."
Chris Vaughan
"He is responsive and answers questions clearly."
Adjoa Anim
"She communicates her advice clearly and concisely, with strong recommendations."
Jonathan Thurgood
"Involved in all TM transactional and litigation matters."
Craig Thompson
"He specializes in life sciences and has always eloquently given his lecture with deep insight and knowledge of European IP practice."
Lee Curtis
"Very knowledgeable in the retail industry on IP-related matters. Posts very informative articles."
Matt Cassie
"Able to work on complex technologies."
Scott Fletcher
"Handles all matters towards patent work."
2023
"We appreciate that they provide a single point of contact with a good working relationship. They respond very quickly for urgent matters, and also have the ability to draft in other HGF experts if required."
"They act as part of our in-house team."
"They are friendly, approachable and knowledgeable about the needs and issues surrounding the healthcare sector."
"They are personable, bright, and sharp intellectually. The best."
"They are professional – a well organised team."
"We appreciate the continuity and quality of advice."
"We like their reliability, expertise, attention to detail, and their ability to quickly establish a trusting and professional relationship with our inventors. We appreciate that we can rely on their scientific expertise when lacking our own, and that they have a creative approach to prosecution, as well as being budget-savvy."
"We appreciate their ability to deliver exceptional quality work and to tight deadlines. Fees are fair, and represent value for the quality of work. They are competent people who are easy to deal with. "
"They are approachable, and can make difficult concepts easy."
"They provide very good quality work and information for our clients."
"In addition to their comprehensive legal knowledge of all things IP, they immediately understand the client's needs and they showcase an impressive commercial understanding, enabling them to give to-the-point advice that actually fits the client's need. Furthermore, Lee Curtis, Lauren Somers and Suzan Ure, who we regularly work with, all have a great sense of humour and are great fun to work with. That is why they are our definitive go-to firm in the UK."
"They have great experience and knowledge and are very diligent in their work."
"They provide a personal and professional service, always available for quick questions, always providing detailed, clear and professional services."
"We appreciate their in-depth knowledge of patent laws and technical expertise in the sciences."
"We appreciate their prompt and professional reply, reasonable costs and the very professional attorneys."
"We appreciate the quick response and good communication."
"They are very responsive, give practical, business-oriented advice, and work efficiently. They are also nice people!"
"They care! They take the time to look at the matter, assess what is needed to provide what is required and deliver it."
"We appreciate their dedication, attention to detail and efficiency."
"We find HGF to be a great firm to deal with. They are practical, commercial and provide sound legal advice. HGF also has offices in the EU which is useful. "
"We value the responsiveness and ease of interaction."
"They are responsive, proactive and business-oriented, and at a reasonable cost."
2022 client testimonials
"We get a consistent service from this well-organised firm."
"They have an excellent knowledge of our IP portfolio."
"They give some really good strategic advice and guidance during the patenting process."
"The firm has great fundamental knowledge and understanding of the subject-matter and strength in depth for different areas. They provide detailed analysis and explanation of the position and options, with recommendations for the best route forward. Top-notch systems underpin the workload management, ensuring nothing is missed."
"They are very approachable, friendly and have a great command of their field. They are also keen to develop new talent."
"Expert advice borne out by results."
"HGF is a supplier trusted to deliver quality service at a good price."
"They understand what matters to us commercially and the attorneys are easy to talk to."
"They are proactive and provide commercial advice and prompt replies."
"They have a good understanding of how we work and what we are trying to achieve."
"We have a long-standing relationship with HGF, an IP firm that has consistently delivered clear, concise and practical advice."
"HGF always delivers clear advice, explaining the risks, outlining the options and providing clear guidance and a steer."
"Excellent knowledge, advice and support."
"We trust HGF because they have a broad spectrum of knowledge, good commercial skills and are very professional in their approach."
"The team is very responsive, with a vast amount of knowledge, and easy to work with."
"They are experts in chemistry and biology and can understand the complexity of our IP requirements."
2021 client testimonials
A long-standing client explained why they use the firm: “They are always approachable, very fast and have many patent attorneys in the required field so it is easy to avoid a conflict of interest.”
One client commended the firm’s commercial IP lawyers: “The team is very responsive, thorough and, of course, very personable.”
A brand owner client said the firm’s trade mark attorneys provide “clear, prompt and practical advice”.
Another client appreciates the firm’s “pragmatic, business-oriented approach to solving issues and value-added services such as organising webinars”.
“They are all extremely reliable and do work quickly and diligently,” says a client.
The firm’s legal practice received commendation: “The team were very engaged throughout the process and we felt we had the right experience.”
2020 client testimonials
A telecommunications client said: “The attorneys are experts in multiple technology areas, and they can learn inventions in a very quick manner. They are very flexible to meet urgent filing deadlines.”
Another client commended the firm’s patent attorneys for their “very high level of service, grasp of the subject matter, and continued success in patent applications”.
“We receive the same level of professional service whether we are dealing with a partner, attorney, solicitor or members of the formalities teams,” says a client.
A client said: “They think along, sometimes ahead, with us. They really take care of our IP matters and always respond on time with a solution to our problems.”
A patent applicant said the firm’s attorneys are “extremely adept at grasping complex and specialised concepts and drafting a patent application”.
A client of the firm’s legal practice was impressed by the “clarity of thought and excellent knowledge of IP” and said the lawyers provided “tailored advice in a timely manner”.
2019 client testimonials
One client explained: “The HGF team seem to provide exactly what we need from our external patent counsel. It is a seamless process of prosecution, with collaboration between HGF and our technology teams. This keeps costs manageable.”
A client uses the firm because of its “flexibility and ability to adapt to demands”. The client noted: “HGF gets as involved as our in-house team in all our IP matters.”
A client said the firm delivered a “thorough, first-class” service.
