Linda Harland
Linda Harland
Partner - London Office
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Linda joined the firm in 1979 and was asked to join the partnership in 1987.
Linda handles patent applications in the general mechanical and electrical fields, as well as trade marks, designs and design rights. She also advises on infringement questions and conducts searches of patent literature.
Linda has extensive expertise in the field of trade marks, and negotiates settlement of trade mark disputes. She regularly conducts clearance searches in respect of new trade marks and has considerable experience of patent and trade mark portfolio management issues.
In her spare time, Linda enjoys travel, hiking, gardening and pottery.
Memberships
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
- Fellow, Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA)
- Professional representative before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
Qualifications
- Degree in physics, Manchester University, 1979
- Chartered Patent Attorney, 1983
- European Patent Attorney, 1984
- Qualified by examination as a Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, 1988
- Registered Trade Mark Attorney, 1989
Other activities & achievements
- Tutor in the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' two year course at Queen Mary College
- Examiner for the Joint Examination Board on patent, trade mark and design-related subject matter
- Former member and chairman, Joint Examination Board of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- Regular contributor to the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys' free 'clinics' for private inventors
- Lecturer at Strasbourg University (CEIPI) course for Intending European Patent Attorneys since 1991
- Former Council Member - ITMA