UDL News and Events
You will find on this page news from the firm, including important achievements from members of our team.
Our attorneys are also called upon to lecture on IP matters and we regularly attend events and conferences around the world to develop our relationships with clients and overseas attorneys. You can see below details of who may be at an event near you, or upcoming seminars that may be of interest.

News
UDL ranked highly in Chambers 2012 Review of IP Firms...
16 November 2011
UDL have been rated highly by the Chambers Guide to UK Law Firms. We were reviewed as an "impressively rounded business skilled in all types of patent and branding work". Commentators praised the firm's commitment to client service and insisted that the attorneys are "extremely able and proactive". Martin Vinsome, of our Newcastle office, was singled out as a key individual, with "an ability to influence successful outcomes".
www.chambersandpartners.com
UDL Client wins Best Invention Award...
24 October 2011
Osteopath Simon Freedman has won one of the top prizes at the British Invention Awards in London with his revolutionary new "FreedMan Chair". The FreedMan Chair was named British Invention of the Year for design at the awards organized by the British Invention Society and dedicated to finding the best new invention, innovation and technology.
Commenting on the award Simon Freedman said: "I'm completely blown away by the win. This is the culmination of a 15 year search to create a chair that could change the way people sit and I'm delighted that my work should receive such official recognition".
For more information please visit the official website: www.freedmanchair.com
UDL congratulates Simon on the win. A patent application was filed on his behalf by Jonathan Higgs of our London office
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