Bond Dickinson hires IP partner

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Bond Dickinson hires IP partner

Solicitor Patrick Cantrill is joining UK law firm Bond Dickinson from Walker Morris, where he was head of the IP department

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His experience is in contentious and non-contentious IP and media law and he contributed to the UK IPO’s publication, The Innovation Handbook.

Bond Dickinson was formed in May 2013 by the merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees.

Cantrill will split his time between the firm's London and Leeds offices.

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