About Us

Handsome I.P. was started in 2008 to offer useful, clear advice and services. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile for our clients. Read our testimonials to see what our clients say.

We are a full-service Patent Attorney firm based in Bath and Exeter in the South West of the UK, and only 45 minutes from the UK Patent Office. However, we deal with clients in various locations nationally and internationally and are prepared to travel, within reason, to meet you at a mutually convenient location.

We are able to provide our services for the UK, European and International IP legal systems, and, via our trusted contacts overseas, IP systems in all other countries and regions in the world.

Handsome IP offers a full range of professional, competitively-priced patent and trademark services covering inventions, intellectual property, innovations, copyright and design.

Lewis Hands - Principal Attorney

Lewis is a Registered Patent Attorney, a Chartered Patent Attorney (CIPA), A European Patent Attorney (EPI), A European Trademark Attorney and a European Design Attorney.

Lewis graduated from Imperial College, London with an engineering honours degree. He then spent more than 10 years working as an engineer, project manager and senior manager in the engineering industry.

Lewis has gained considerable experience in the intellectual property (IP) sector working for one of the largest private practice patent attorney firms in Europe, in-house for a large multi-national manufacturer of fmcg, and for a medium sized private practice patent attorney firm where he formed very good relations with many SMEs, private individuals and multi-nationals.

His experience lies in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering and software related inventions and innovations. For example, he has worked with medical devices, renewable energy, automotive components, refrigeration systems, optical communications, oil and gas, general consumer products, baby-related products and mobile phone technology.

He has experience of all forms of intellectual property especially patents, designs, trade marks, copyright, licensing, development agreements and confidentiality agreements. Lewis is a member of CIPA's Design & Copyright Committee.

Richard Smith - Technical Assistant

Richard is a Physics graduate with over 7 years experience working as a technical assistant in the patents field. Richard gained his degree at Oxford University, where he specialised in renewable energy generation.

Richard has worked in a diverse range of technical fields including Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Computing and Software, Data Processing, Medical Devices and Procedures, Textiles, and Pharmaceuticals.

Richard deals with patents and designs in the U.K., Europe and, via our trusted foreign associates, in other parts of the world such as the USA, Canada, Australia, India, Korea and Japan. Richard is a part-qualified UK and European patent attorney.

Dr Kathryn Butler - Consultant

Kathryn is a Registered Patent Attorney, a Chartered Patent Attorney (CIPA), and a European Patent Attorney with a PhD in medicinal chemistry from the University of Manchester in collaboration with the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at Christie's Hospital and is a graduate of the University of Cambridge with an honours degree in Natural Sciences (covering Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science). Kathryn's PhD involved the isolation and synthesis of novel anti-cancer agents from natural products.

Kathryn's background is predominantly in the chemical area with experience of handling cases involving pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food products, petrochemicals and medical devices. However, she also has experience of handling mechanical cases.

Kathryn has provided a range of IP services such as the writing of patent specifications, the prosecution of patent applications, and the provision of general IP advice while working for two of the best known private practice firms in the UK. Her clients come in all shapes and sizes from multi-nationals, SMEs and private individuals.

Jane Fox - Credit Controller

Jane's background is one of logistics management in the luxury goods market having worked for both L'Oreal and LVMH. After a career break Jane joined us as our Credit Controller.

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