Sparks IP's Founder & Managing Director, Clio Davies, was awarded Top IP Leader 2022 at the Virtual IPR Gorilla Conference, May 2022. In recognition of her award, Clio said: "It is great that we are beginning to see people in the IP industry being recognised for their work and contributions beyond just the legal professionals. As someone specialising in IP Technology, it is also promising that the emergence of LegalTech within the intellectual property field is being readily acknowledged" Clio is an accredited IP Advisor and has been working in the field of Intellectual Property for almost 15 years. She started her career as a patent searcher before going on to provide IP advice to startups and SMEs. Prior to founding Sparks IP, Clio spent 7 years in a senior consulting position at a leading IP Software provider working with international corporations and Law Firms across Europe, Asia and North America on their IP process management and technology adoption. Clio is now a leading subject matter expert in the IP Software sector with unparalleled insights into the IP technology landscape.

Sparks IP have today announced their partnership with Trivium IP to offer a full-service IP offering across IP prosecution, strategy and operations, alongside their legal partner Bonde Barzey Advokatbyrå AB . Trivium IP is a Scandinavian Intellectual Property consulting firm originating from Malmö, Sweden. The firm is run by patent attorneys Uno Thörnborg and Lars Björk who draw on their wealth of experience both in practice and in-house to provide strategic advice to IP-rich companies. Both attorneys began their careers as patent examiners before going on to in-house roles with significant IP-owning entities and leading IP law firms. Trivium IP work with organizations on their IP Strategy, IP protection and enforcement as well as operating as outsourced IP managers, where needed. They have broad experience gained from working with IP across Europe, USA, Africa and Australia and for the last 10 years, have specialised in actively enforcing IP rights in China and India. Additionally, as tax systems have developed in different countries, Trivium IP have shown clients how to reduce corporate tax with the help of their patent portfolio. Trivium IP’s legal partner Bonde Barzey Advoktbyrå AB is a full-suite Law Firm, offering services from Intellectual Property Law to Company, Corporate, Commercial and Litigation. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Bonde Barzey Advokatbyrå AB work with organizations of all sizes from SMEs to international corporations. The Partners, Viveka Bonde and Nina Barzey, are both dually qualified Solicitors in the UK and “Advokater” in Sweden. Sparks IP is an intellectual property consultancy focused on IP technology, operations and process management based in Manchester, UK. The consultancy is led by Clio Davies, an accredited IP advisor with almost 15 years industry experience, who prior to founding Sparks IP spent 7 years in a senior consulting position at one of the leading IP Management software providers. Clio has established herself as a prominent IP technology consultant working with software vendors as an industry expert as well as directly with both corporates and law firms. Partnering with Trivium IP, Sparks IP will be able to extend their offering further by providing clients with advice around IP technology adoption & optimisation, process management and operations. For more information on any of the services offered across the partnerhsip, please contact:  Clio Davies clio@sparks-ip.com Uno Thörnborg uno@triviumip.com Nina Barzey info@bondebarzey.com