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Small Practices Committee

The Small Practices Committee is a Committee of the Council of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys whose purpose is to support and represent those Members working in private practice firms with a single qualified person or a small number of qualified people (referred to herein as ‘Small Practices’).

Responsibilities/remit:

• To represent the interests of CIPA members working in Small Practices in Council.
• To assist CIPA members working in Small Practices and those seeking to set up a Small Practice by providing guidance materials and presentations relating to the operation of a private practice.
• To encourage co-operation between members in Small Practices by the use of the online forum on the CIPA website and through in-person events.

Staff contact: Charlotte Martin

List of members

• Keith Loven (Chair)
• Sophie-Beth Aylett
• Simon Black
• Ed Clarke
• John Dean
• Claudia Duffy
• Stewart Eccles
• Ilya Kazi
• Chong-Yee Khoo
• Michael Harrison
• Tom Hutchinson
• Phil Lenden
• Michael McLaughlin
• David Moreland
• Jess O’Kane
• Vicki Salmon
• Philip Sanger
• Leythem Wall
• Neil Lampert (CIPA)
• Charlotte Martin (CIPA)