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Firm history and structure
Avidity IP was established in 1989 and currently employs 80 people in the UK. The company has a worldwide client base ranging from large multinational organisations to SMEs and individuals, all of which receive the same high quality service, irrespective of size.

Range of client services
Although patent filing and prosecution is the mainstay of the company, Avidity IP also has a successful trade mark practice. It is well known for its high performance in difficult practice areas such as EPO patent oppositions and IP litigation, areas where it has never been short on lateral thinking.

To meet the needs of its clients, Avidity IP operates through technology groups: chemistry and materials science; electronics, telecoms and computer science; engineering; life sciences; pharma and nutrition.

Training
Every other year, at least, we seek to recruit five or six trainees to start with us in Autumn, all at the same time. At present they are based in our Birmingham office for an initial six months long structured training programme. This course is led by an experienced patent attorney and sets up our trainees to be exposed to a broad range of patent work appropriate to their technology during the remainder of their training with us, which could be in any of our offices. As well as in-house training, we send trainees on appropriate external courses and exam revision programme.

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Further Details

  • No. of employees
    80
  • No. of partners
    6
  • No. of qualified chartered patent agents
    16
  • No. of qualified trade mark agents
    6
  • No. of trainee chartered patent agents
    9
  • No. of trainee trade mark agents
    1
  • Locations
    Birmingham, Cambridge, Epping, Leeds and Reading
  • Work experience offered
    Occasionally
  • No. of graduate vacancies
    6
  • Disciplines recruited from
    Chemistry, electronics, life science-related (genetics, biochemistry, etc.), and physics

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