Harry Bedford CPA EPA is a UK & European patent attorney with extensive experience in every part of the patent application process, having worked at both IP and full service law firms. Harry studied Physics at the University of Bristol and then Robotics at King's College London. More recently, Harry set up the London practice of a US law firm as their first European hire.
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