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Murgitroyd, the pan-European intellectual property protection (IP) business, announces today that it has acquired the Glasgow-based IP specialist firm, Creation IP. The move is the latest step in Murgitroyd’s growth and expansion strategy and is the company’s third acquisition inside eight months.

Murgitroyd, the pan-European intellectual property protection business, has appointed John Gillies as its first Global People Director. The company is growing quickly and has made two acquisitions since September 2021, increasing its headcount to 440 and reinforcing its position as a leading consolidator in the European IP sector. John will lead Murgitroyd’s people strategy, provide support and strategic direction on …

Deal creates one of the UK and Europe’s largest IP firms Murgitroyd, the global intellectual property company, announces the latest move in its international expansion strategy with the addition of UDL Intellectual Property (“UDL”), the highly respected UK-based IP practice. This follows its recent acquisition of Ireland’s pre-eminent IP practice, Hanna Moore + Curley*. UDL, founded over 100 years ago, …

Murgitroyd, the global intellectual property company, is maintaining its international expansion strategy with the acquisition of Hanna Moore + Curley (HMC), one of Ireland’s leading European patent and trade mark attorney firms. Dublin-headquartered HMC, which specialises in obtaining intellectual property protection for a wide range of sectors including life sciences, electronic and technology-led companies, also has a presence in China, …