LOVEN is a firm of specialist patent and trademark attorneys who can help you get full protection for Intellectual Property of all types. Our technical personnel have extensive experience of patents and trademarks, from electronics and computers to agricultural engineering, and from trademark registrations around the world to domain name disputes.

Since our foundation in 1989, we have evolved into a successful and reputable company providing a cutting edge service to clients locally, nationally and internationally. As specialists in our field we can create the most effective Intellectual Property strategy that works for you, as well as providing advice and support.

We are confident that by combining our skills and experience we can work with you to help your business become, or remain, successful.

Our team:

Keith J LOVEN, BSc (Eng), CPA, EPA, MITMA, qualified as a UK and European Patent Attorney in 1980, and has worked for a number of different UK patent attorney firms, with periods working in industrial patent departments, before setting up his own practice in 1989. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, a Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and a European Patent Attorney.

He is consultant to and former editor of IPD - Intellectual Property Decisions, has written articles on intellectual property rights for business magazines and web sites, and has contributed chapters to this year's European Handbook of Intellectual Property Management and the 5th edition of Managing Business Risk.  He judges at the annual LAMMA Show, the UK's premier agricultural machinery show, and is currently co-presenting a series of seminars on business development, dealing with branding and its importance to business growth.

Helen M A HIVES, LLB (Hons), gained experience in the commercial world, including working for a major airline, before studying for her law degree and entering the trade marks profession.  She joined LOVEN in 2006, and since this time has gained expertise in filing and successfully prosecuting applications before the UK Trade Marks Registry and the Community Trade Mark Office.  She also assists clients in registering trade marks and designs in a wide range of countries around the world, and has successfully represented clients in a number of trade mark oppositions, and in the negotiation of trade mark co-existence agreements. 

Helen also advises in relation to trade mark, registered design and copyright infringement.  She is a student member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.

Helen T JONES is our qualified Patents Administrator and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. Helen worked for a local law firm before joining LOVEN in 1998.  She handles all patent formalities matters, from initial contact with clients through to maintenance of granted patents.  She deals with overseas patent applications in a wide range of countries, and all European Patent Office formalities.

 

Susan F PATTISON. MA, qualified as a Trademarks Administrator after joining LOVEN in 2004 and is responsible for all trademark formalities, from the initial enquiry through to maintenance of registered trademarks. She handles the filing of trademarks around the world through our network of attorney contacts, as well as the formalities for applications before OHIM, the European Community Trademarks and Designs Office.

 

Barry J STONELAKE BA (Eng Sci, Oxon) is a former Principal Examiner at the UK Patent Office in the Electrical/Electronics Division, and is currently editor of Intellectual Property Decisions. While at the Patent Office, Barry worked in the Communications group, and was involved in examining applications in digital data processing and digital encoding.