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Testimonials
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‘A very customer-friendly and highly competent practice, with a plethora of expertise in various fields. They have numerous locations in the UK and are therefore very accessible.'
‘Individuals at this practice have a magnificent ability to obtain a sound grasp of the underlying issue and they always provide extremely insightful guidance on how to proceed with the matters at hand.’
‘The IP team has an excellent 'can do' attitude. Their responsiveness and communications are superb. They always strive to find a pragmatic solution for our clients.’
‘Richard Plaistowe and Nicola Hanglin are excellent communicators, who demonstrate a flexibility in thinking that provides our clients with commercially pragmatic options. They have also shown humour, restraint, and patience - for that I am extremely grateful. I trust this team at Mills & Reeve to do their utmost to achieve the best possible results for my clients. I never feel that the work we refer is taken for granted, no matter how small the file.'
‘I didn't know anything about IP or trade marks applications and they have made the process easy to understand and helped us navigate some difficult situations. ’
Key clients
- First Light Lamps Limited
- The British Council, the University of Cambridge and IELTS Australia Pty Limited (the “IELTS Partners”) and IELTS UK Services Limited
- Domino Printing Sciences Plc
- Orbit Service Partners, Inc
- F-star Therapeutics
- GSK
- MD Orthopaedics
- International Paralympic Committee
- Peachaus Limited
- Casella Wines
Work highlights
- Acting on behalf of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in an EU trade mark matter appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union and obtaining a favourable opinion from the Advocate-General of the CJEU.
- Acting for First Light Lamps Limited in a patent infringement and validity action which concerned a manufacturing method for sealing electrodes into the ends of high-performance quartz glass arc lamps.
- Managing the international “IELTS” trade mark portfolio of The British Council, the University of Cambridge and IELTS Australia Pty Limited and successfully acting for them in trade mark oppositions against applications for IELTS MEDICAL and domain name complaints against domain names in the name of IELTS Medical Ltd.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Nicola Hanglin

Richard Plaistowe
Practice head
Mark Pearce
Other key lawyers
James Fry; Richard Plaistowe; Nicola Hanglin