UK patent and trade mark firm Hindles is targeting the South West with the opening of an office in Bristol. The Bristol office is headed up by Chris Cottingham, a director at Hindles and a UK and European patent attorney, who describes the region as a “powerhouse of innovation and AI”.
Chris Cottingham said: “Bristol and the wider South West region are an absolute powerhouse of innovation, fuelled by world-class universities and R&D, startups, and globally renowned companies across a series of strategically important sectors, and it’s a perfect home for our third UK office. And when you look at the city and region’s fast-growing credentials in AI, we see significant opportunities to support some of the most exciting players here.”
“The launch of our Bristol office strategically places us at the heart of the UK’s premier deeptech ecosystem outside the Golden Triangle of Cambridge, Oxford and London. Deeptech innovation is an area where the South West is excelling, driven in part by new startup and spinout companies as well as new incubators, such as the recently launched OMX deeptech lab facility.”
“This is leading to a significant increase in local patent filings with the number of international patent applications from Bristol-based applicants having doubled in the last decade, compared with only a modest 5 per cent increase in international patent applications UK-wide.”
Chris Cottingham added: “We also look forward to extending our professional services network here, as we do some of our best work in tandem with other specialist firms and advisers.”
Hindles advises clients including startups, scaleups, spinouts, universities, listed companies and global corporations on establishing and protecting their intellectual property.
Hindle’s clients based or operating in the region include Par-Pak Europe and Holfeld Plastics, who recently divested from US parent company Novolex, and Cornwall-headquartered Topan Group.
Founded in 2004, Hindles also has offices in Edinburgh and Liverpool, representing clients across the UK, and in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East through a network of international associates.
Alistair Hindle, Hindles’s founding director and a chartered and European patent and trade market attorney, said: “Hindles has always been about high quality, commercially-focused IP advice, underpinned by a team of legal experts and sector specialists dedicated to protecting our clients’ core technologies. We are already advising firms in Bristol and the surrounding region and it’s great to have Chris in place to guide our next phase of growth across the South West.”