Michael's practice is currently in chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical and mechanical patents and also in trade marks and registered designs. He is active on the Council of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and was its president in 2005/06.

Michael's early training was carried out at the private practice firms of Boult Wade & Tennant (1970 to 1972) and Stanley Popplewell Francis & Ross (1972 to1973). He joined Urquhart-Dykes and Lord in 1973 as a qualified patent attorney and later became a full partner of the firm, having considerable involvement with the firm's management and record systems. His professional activities covered a wide subject matter range and he also had a large trade mark and registered design practice.

Michael joined the law firm DLA in 1990 to set up a new patent agency department. Over a five year period he established and managed a department covering three offices in Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. His practice included patents, trade marks and registered design work.

In 1995 Michael founded, with others, the practice of Harrison Goddard Foote and helped it grow to become one of the larger patent attorney firms in the country.

Rob is a European Patent Attorney specialising in all aspects of biotechnology patent prosecution. Rob handles patent matters on behalf of Universities, University spin-out companies and biotech companies. Before joining the patent profession Rob was a post-doctoral fellow in the University of Texas, South Western Medical School in Dallas, University of Oxford and University of Manchester primarily studying the molecular control of gene expression and cell division.

Rob's practice relates to a diverse range of subjects. He has particular experience in technical areas such as transgenic plants, biofuels, embryonic and adult stem cells including cancer stem cells, cancer therapy and diagnostics, protein biosimilars including growth hormone, controlled release pharmaceutical formulations, immunology, vaccine, adjuvant and antibody technology.

He provides patentability and infringement opinions and has experience of Opposition and Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office and has attended interviews at the US Patent Office.

Michelle is a Chartered and European Patent Attorney. She holds a BSc in Biochemistry and chemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology.

Michelle's practice centres primarily on biotechnology and chemistry, including pharmaceutical chemistry. Her specialist technical subjects include immunology, cancer therapy, diagnostics, organic synthesis and plant molecular biology.

Michelle is involved in all aspects of patent work from the preparation and prosecution of applications in the UK, Europe and overseas to defending granted patents in Opposition and Appeal procedures at the European Patent Office. She provides advice on building patent strategies and on third party patents. Michelle has managed patent term extension filing programs, both in Europe and the US, in the pharmaceutical area.

Her clients include universities, UK companies, overseas attorneys and a number of International pharmaceutical companies. Many of her clients are start-up companies.

Julia is a Chartered and European Patent Attorney specialising in the protection of inventions in the chemical, pharmaceutical and medical sectors, including new chemical entities, new chemical compositions and new methods of chemical synthesis. Specific fields Julia has experience of include methods to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, sustained release compositions, medical devices, metal ore extraction methods, polymer chemistry and inventions relating to materials including diamond, paper and glass technology.

She has extensive experience of drafting and prosecuting Patent applications before the UK and European Patent Offices as well as managing the prosecution of overseas patent portfolios. She has provided validity and infringement opinions, and has conducted due diligence as part of flotation proceedings as well as in relation to licensing, assignment and funding negotiations. She has also been involved in the resolution of entitlement and ownership disputes.

Her clients include multi-national corporate clients, universities and start-up companies.

Sean entered the patent profession in 2000 and having worked for other major firms he joined Harrison IP in September 2009. Prior to joining the patent profession Sean graduated from University College London with a BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering and Optoelectronics and went on to be awarded an MSc in Electronic Engineering (Materials) at University of Wales. Following his MSc Sean carried out research relating to smart sensors for British Aerospace.

Sean has an interest in all aspects of Intellectual Property but primarily works in the field of patents specialising in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a diverse range of subject matters including: physics, electronics, optoelectronics, telecommunications, semiconductors; medical devices, software, renewable and sustainable energy, automotive and general mechanical.

Sean’s clients have included large multi-national companies, SME’s, start-up companies and private inventors. Having invented and developed a product himself, Sean has particular experience in relation to the Intellectual Property needs of start-up and product development companies.

Sean is based in Liverpool/Manchester.

Natalie began her career as a trade mark attorney at Zeneca Limited in 1996, and was responsible for a portfolio of marks in the specialties and agrochemical businesses as well as the pharmaceutical business. Following the merger with Astra in 2000, she became a trade mark advisor at AstraZeneca with responsibility for the oncology and infection therapy area portfolios. During this time Natalie dealt with all aspects of domestic and international trade mark portfolio management, from creation, clearance and registration to enforcement, licensing and assignment, and post-patent expiry exploitation.

In 2001 she move into private practice, where she expanded her knowledge to many other product areas, including healthcare products, clothing, food and drink, household and building products. Natalie has been involved with several major divestment/acquisition projects for various clients.

Natalie joined Harrison IP in February 2007. She is experienced in opposition and appeal procedures at the UK Trade Marks Registry and OHIM.

Natalie is an active member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA). She is on the ITMA Programme Committee.

Natalie is based in Manchester.

Anne is a European and Registered Trade Mark Attorney with an EC and business law degree and a Masters degree in intellectual property law.

Anne started her career as a trainee solicitor in a law firm specialising in intellectual property in Paris in 1999 where she gained experience in litigation involving trade marks and other intellectual property rights, including patents and copyright. She later moved to the UK and obtained a postgraduate certificate in intellectual property law from the University of Manchester. In 2002 Anne joined another firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys where she handled large trade mark portfolios for clients in sectors such as healthcare products, clothing and footwear, food and drinks, and assisted some of these clients with large divestment projects.

Anne advises on all aspects of trade mark law, from administrative procedure for trade mark clearance, registration, opposition and appeal procedures with the UK and OHIM Offices, to transfer and enforcement of trade mark rights. She also handles domain name disputes.

Anne is an active member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA). She organises Continuing Professional Development seminars for the North of England.

Anne joined Harrison IP in 2007. She is based in Manchester.

Jude began her career in 1999 in private practice and has more recently worked in an international commercial law firm.

She specialises in managing and advising on client trade mark portfolios, inclusive of carrying out and reporting on clearance searches on proposed new marks, prosecuting trade mark applications in the UK, European Community and worldwide, managing trade mark watches of registers throughout the world, advising on the commercial implications of launching and defending opposition, revocation and invalidity proceedings and negotiating settlements of trade mark-related conflicts.

Acting for clients in varied sectors including retail, banking and finance, manufacturing, publishing, education, and healthcare, Jude also advises on IP-related areas such as copyright, registered and unregistered designs, domain name watching and disputes, company names (including acting before the Company Names Tribunal), eBay's Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program.

Jude is based in Manchester.

Julie is a Consultant with the firm and is a Chartered UK Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney. She has a B.Sc. Honours degree first class in both Zoology & Physiology and a PhD in Physiology. At the end of her PhD, she was awarded a Royal Society European Research Fellowship. She undertook a post-doctoral research fellowship at Oxford University where she researched the molecular mechanisms involved in cell signal transduction. During her post doctoral fellowship she was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship at Linacre College, Oxford.

Julie has worked successfully as a patent attorney for over 20 years. Her considerable experience in the profession means she has handled a wide variety of issues for a number of clients. She typically drafts and prosecutes patent applications in the UK and EP, but she also prosecutes patent applications around the world, provides patentability and infringement opinions, drafts EP opposition documents and attends Opposition and Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office.

She specialises in all aspects of life science work, and in particular, biotechnology work on behalf of some of the Uk's pre-eminent research establishments. She has worked at partnership level during the past 16 years and taught students in academia and the patent profession throughout her career.

After 36 years in the IP profession, Peter retired from full-time practice in 2004, but joined Harrison IP in August 2009 as Operations Manager to oversee the firm’s systems especially finance, records and general company law matters.

He has extensive experience in the running of Patent and Trade Mark practices having run his own practice as sole proprietor from 1975 to 1981 before becoming a Partner in Urquhart-Dykes & Lord. There he founded and ran the Bradford office for 17 years before becoming, first, Finance Partner, and then Managing Partner, of the firm which by that time had eight offices throughout the UK. Peter was also active in the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, having been Chairman of the Finance & House Committee for 6 years.

Philippa has a very strong administrative background having worked in a variety of organisations including local government, the financial sector and industry. She has many years specialised IP experience gained in the in-house department of an international healthcare company which she joined in 1992.

She is a qualified Trade Mark Attorney and is experienced in all aspects of Trade Mark work in UK and overseas including, clearance searching, filing and prosecuting applications, oppositions and defending and protecting Trade Mark rights. She has also handled a number of large acquisition, disposal and licensing projects.

Philippa joined Harrison IP in 2006.

Tony is a consultant to Harrison IP. He is heavily involved in the practice development of the firm. He works with clients and prospective clients of all size, and particularly enjoys helping smaller clients and start-ups who often find it difficult to get started with intellectual property rights.

Tony has many years background in sales and sales management. He has extensive experience in practice development for patent and trade mark attorneys having been brought in to develop this role at Harrison Goddard Foote in the years 2000 to 2006.

His experience in dealing with individuals, start-ups, SMEs, large firms and institutions is substantial. In his active marketing practice he has developed sound working relationships with many helping agencies, including West Yorkshire Ventures and Business Link, and is able to put together inventors and agencies where this is relevant and helpful.