ERDF Project Consultancy Brief: IP/Trademark Attorney

Background

Angels in MedCity is a partnership between Medcity, London Business Angels and Angels 4 Life Sciences. The programme aims to introduce new and existing business angels to investment opportunities from healthcare and life science companies. The programme has been devised and is delivered by London Business Angels.

The one year pilot Angels in MedCity initiative is devised and delivered by London Business Angels and co-funded by MedCity and the European Regional Development Fund 2007-2013 (as part of its Capital Accelerator Programme) with further expertise from Angels4life Sciences.

Capital Accelerator Programme is a Mayor of London ERDF funded initiative led and managed by Capital Enterprise and UCL Advances that aims to provide additional new resources, expertise and know-how to both expand and enhance the provision of business support available in London to potential scalable and investable businesses in the Digital, Science and Technology sectors.

Starting in July 2013 and running until June 2015 this programme aims to help 626 London based SMEs with high growth potential to receive intensive advice and practical support that will enable at least 184 of them to raise collectively over £9.5m of investment funding from business angels and early stage venture capitalist and thereby enable these SME’s to create a minimum 284 new jobs in London.

To deliver a programme of interventions and activities the CAP has assembled a partnership comprising of the leading players in London that support early stage entrepreneurs in the Digital, Science and Technology sectors.

Contract Information

London Business Angels (LBA) is one of Europe’s leading Angel Investment Networks. We connect innovating fast growth technology companies to equity finance through our membership of experienced angel investors. Operating since the early 1980s, LBA has the longest track record in the business.

 

The Job

  • Opening case file
  • Filing the community trade mark application (for the programme’s name and its logo)
  • Preparing documents and filing them (incl. payment of the official fee)
  • Monitoring confirmation of receipt of the application
  • Preparing records and entering into our diary system and reporting to us thereon

 

About You

  • Reputable attorney/law firm with extensive experience in IP/trademark registration and preferably past clients in the healthcare / life sciences / medical technology / investment sector.

 

Process and timescales

Candidates must respond to this consultancy brief by emailing Hana Tran (hana.t@angelcapital.co.uk) with a quote including all services as briefed above.

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