ABEL + IMRAY

With Abel + Imray among the first patent and trade mark firms in Bath, Queen Square was the beating heart of the city's legal sector. Working from elegant townhouses wasn't without its quirks, however - one junior attorney even temporarily called a kitchen her office. So, as our regional work and reputation grew, we expanded into numbers 2, and 3 Chapel Row... In the world of intellectual property, Abel + Imray has been at the forefront of innovation for 150 years. In 1871, two engineers and leading patent agents founded the firm. Since then, our experience and legal expertise has protected thousands of ideas and brands... A few months before war was declared on Germany, we completed a specification for a new and improved type of filter used in photographic colour film. Our London office then became a casualty of the German Air Force in November 1940, when bombs fell on and badly damaged 30 Southampton buildings - as well as destroying many papers and records inside. As a consequence..

Primary location: Holborn United Kingdom