25th Apr 2005 13:21
Murgitroyd Group PLC25 April 2005 For immediate release 25 April 2005 Murgitroyd Group PLC Trading Update The Board of Murgitroyd Group PLC ("Murgitroyd"), the Patent and Trade MarkAttorney group quoted on AIM, today provides a trading update. Activitycontinues to grow as expected with new qualified Attorneys joining it in itsNice, Dublin and Belfast offices. Importantly too, integration of the formerCastles practice is progressing as planned and, in this regard, Murgitroyd isdelighted to announce its formal appointment as Trade Mark Attorneys to W.Jordan (Cereals) Ltd, the independent, family-owned breakfast cereals and snackproducer based in Bedfordshire. Commenting on the appointment as Attorneys to Jordans, David Castle,London-based Director of Murgitroyd, said: "We are delighted to be invited towork with a company of the tradition and standing of Jordans in the maintenanceand protection of their well-known and respected brands". Murgitroyd also announces that a further five of its professional staff havesuccessfully passed the professional examinations to become UK-qualifiedAttorneys. Ian Murgitroyd, Chairman of Murgitroyd, commented: "We are delighted with thesuccessful qualification of yet more of our Attorneys, reflecting both ourlong-standing investment in a structured professional training programme, andthe hard work and commitment of our people." For further information please contact: Keith Young, CEO & Finance Director Tel: 07802 951 913 Alasdair Robinson, Noble & Company Limited Tel: 0131 225 9677 Nadja Vetter, Cardew Group Tel: 020 7930 0777 Notes to Editors Murgitroyd Group PLC, the holding company of Murgitroyd & Company Limited, aEuropean Patent and Trade Mark Attorney practice, was floated on the AlternativeInvestment Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") on 30 November 2001. TheCompany is based in Glasgow with offices in Aberdeen, Belfast, Dublin, London,Muenster, Munich and Nice. Murgitroyd Group PLC specialises in the provision of Intellectual Propertyservices, including filing, prosecuting, litigating, licensing, assigning andrenewing Patents, Trade Marks and Designs and advising on Copyright. Servicesspan the major sectors of the global economy including technology, engineering,electronics, chemistry and biotechnology. Clients range from largemulti-national corporations to individual inventors and both in-house andexternal Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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