New Trade Mark Director – Yvette Spring

Slingsby Partners are delighted to announce the arrival of Yvette Spring as a Director on the trade mark side of the business. Yvette has worked in the Intellectual Property field for over 30 years, with 25 of those years being in the UK, and has experience both in-house at Glaxo SmithKline and in private practice. The experience she brings helps strengthen the growing trade mark practice within the firm.

Further details about Yvette can be found at https://slingsbypartners.com/people/yvette-spring.

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