Murgitroyd
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The team at Murgitroyd is experienced in assisting with patent strategy, portfolio management, and development, as well as with enforcement in both domestic and international contexts. The team is headed up by Barry Moore in Dublin, Southampton-based Catherine Bonner, who has varied sector expertise spanning physics, telecoms, and entertainment, and chemistry and life sciences specialist Thomas Gibb at the same office. Also at the helm are Glasgow-based Niall Hendry, Belfast’s Jonathan Cray, Wendy Crosby in Aberdeen, and York-based Peter Wilson. The team head in London is Karen Fraser, who has expertise in computer-implemented inventions. Beth Marshall departed the team in February 2026.
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Key clients
- Mastercard
- Benchmark Genetics
Work highlights
Acted for Mastercard in handling all aspects of UK and European patent applications, including liaising with in-house counsel, pre-draft inventor meetings, drafting, filing, prosecution, and providing strategy advice.