Qualifications
- Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney
- IP Litigation Certificate
- Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice
- PGCert Trade Mark Law and Practice
- BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
Tom Claydon is a chartered UK trade mark attorney and a part of the firm’s trade mark practice group and of the UK Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
Tom assists his clients with all areas of trade mark law and copyright law and acts in both contentious and non-contentious matters. His clients range in size and operate within a plethora of different fields.
He always pursues to fully understand his client's business and ensures his advice is as commercially relevant as possible. This, alongside his passion for problem solving and lateral thinking, means that Tom is not only seeking to help his clients now, but that he is additionally advising his clients with their future prospects in mind.
Before joining Swindell & Pearson, Tom graduated from Newcastle University with an honours degree in biomedical sciences. Tom has since obtained his postgraduate qualification in trade mark law and practice from Queen Mary University of London and he also holds a professional certificate in trade mark practice from Nottingham Trent University, for which he was awarded a distinction.
Outside of the office, Tom enjoys playing squash, football and video games, whilst also staying mentally active by playing chess in his spare time.