Murgitroyd Aberdeen appoints new Director, Trade Marks

Murgitroyd, the global intellectual property law firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Vettese as Director, Trade Marks.

One of the most highly-regarded trade mark attorneys in the UK, Mike has been with the firm for 18 years. He looks after a global portfolio of clients predominantly in the entertainment, oil and gas and drinks sectors.

Speaking from his base in the Aberdeen office, Mike said: "I’m delighted to have been appointed as a Director, Trade Marks with Murgitroyd – the firm I’ve been with since I graduated from university.

"We have an outstanding client offering and portfolio, and I’ll be working within my new role to continue developing both.”

James Brown, a Director, Patents at the Aberdeen office, welcomed his colleague’s appointment.

"Mike has an unparalleled range of experience,” James said. "He’s the only exclusive trade mark attorney in the Aberdeen region, and one of the best in the UK in three key industry sectors.”

"His appointment will add significant value to the service we offer our clients and will further increase our ability to protect and enforce our clients’ intellectual property rights here in Aberdeen, throughout the UK and indeed worldwide.”

Notes to editors:

Murgitroyd was established in Glasgow in 1975. Today it is one of the largest patent and trade mark attorney groups in Europe, with 13 offices in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Finland and Italy as well as 2 client liaison offices in the US.

The company employs more than 70 patent and trade mark professionals and over 230 members of staff.

The company’s Aberdeen office is the oldest established office of patent and trade mark attorneys in the region. Its team of oil and gas patent and trade mark attorneys rank among the most experienced in the UK.

Mike Vettese joined Murgitroyd in 1996, after completing an honours degree in Electronic Engineering at the University of Abertay Dundee, where he graduated top of his class. After ten months in the Glasgow office he returned to Aberdeen, where he now works with clients across the entertainment, drinks and oil and gas sectors. He has extensive experience of designing, managing and enforcing multi-national trade mark portfolios.

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