Rouse has appointed a senior partner to its London office with the hire of Jason Rutt from Pfizer.
Rutt, who has headed up the UK patent department at the pharmaceutical company since 2009, joins Rouse today and will be head of UK patents within the firm's patent prosecution department, Rouse Patents.
The patent prosecution team in London now comprises three people: David Stanners, Dayle Callaghan and Rutt.