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Following 40 years dedicated service and leadership to the patent and trade mark practice of Reddie & Grose, Richard Abnett will step down as Senior Partner from October 1, 2007, and will become a consultant to the Firm.
In his consulting role, Richard will work with Reddie & Grose on a part-time basis. He will maintain contact with his key clients with the assistance of partners Aidan Robson, Patrick Lloyd, Ian Loveless and Nick Reeve who will take over the day-to-day management of his clients to ensure a smooth transition to his consultancy status. Paul Brereton will succeed him as Senior Partner of the firm.
In his career Richard has attained Presidency of two major professional associations: the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) and the British Group of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). He has also had significant influence in improving intellectual property legislation and the administration of intellectual property through his work with AIPPI and various other professional bodies.
The partners of Reddie & Grose value the significant contribution Richard has made to the Firm both internally and externally, and look forward to working with him in his new role.
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