Four new attorney hires for Murgitroyd’s York office

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Gordon Stark

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Rosie Hardy

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Rahila (Rae) Bhat

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Murgitroyd is delighted to welcome Rosie Hardy, Director, Patents, and Cath Coombes, Director, Patents, who’ve joined our York-based Attorney team. Rosie brings more than 20 years’ IP experience to our mechanical and engineering team, while Cath joins our life sciences team with particular expertise in CRISPR.

Bienvenue also to Gabrielle Radault who joins our growing electronics team. Gabrielle is an experienced European Patent Attorney. The York team was also pleased to welcome Rahila (Rae) Bhat who joined our Life Sciences team as a Patent Scientist back in March.

Gordon Stark, Murgitroyd’s COO said: “We are delighted that Rosie, Cath, Gabrielle and Rae chose to join Murgitroyd and we extend a very warm welcome to them. At a time where innovation and IP is so critical to our Clients as they face into a range of challenges and opportunities coming out of the current economic situation, the commercial, legal and technical experience which our new colleagues brings will further enhance the support we can provide to our Clients and the value which we can add to their businesses.”

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Meet the authors

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About Gordon Stark

As the Chief Executive Officer of Murgitroyd, Gordon brings a dynamic blend of strategic vision, industry expertise, and leadership excellence to the helm of one of the most progressive IP firms...
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About Rosie Hardy

Rosie Hardy is a Director based in Murgitroyd’s York office and her practice spans the fields of physics and engineering. She works with a range of clients and is valued for her blend of...
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About Rahila (Rae) Bhat

Rahila Bhat is a member of our chemistry and biotechnology patent team. Rae joined the firm in 2020 as a trainee patent attorney. She graduated from the University of Liverpool where she...
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