A Brief History of the Practice

The practice was founded in 1982 when Stephen Craske, a qualified patent attorney, decided to start his own practice after completing his period of training with a firm of patent agents in Birmingham.

The business was originally run from home in the Midlands, but in 1988 offices were acquired in Stratford-upon-Avon to accommodate an expanding workload. Branch offices were also opened in Lincoln and Exeter, which were run on a part time basis. In 1990 the business was rationalised by transferring all work to a full time office in Exeter.

Stephen Craske has an honours degree in physiology. He is qualified by examination as a British Patent Attorney and is a qualified European Patent Attorney, as well as being a Trade Mark Agent before the Community Trade Marks Office (OHIM).

We have broad in-house expertise in mechanical engineering, electronics and computing, with specialist knowledge in certain areas of chemistry. We have a considerable portfolio of overseas cases, with associates throughout the world. We are able to represent clients directly before the European Patent Office in Munich, OHIM - the European Trade Marks and Designs Office in Alicante Spain, and WIPO in Geneva.

We have made a substantial investment in information technology, with in-house UK, European and PCT patent records held on CD-ROM and facilities for rapid on-line searching of trade marks and patents.

We aim to offer clients the high standard of service that they are entitled to expect from members of a highly-regarded and highly specialised profession. At the same time, we pride ourselves on being able to provide personal attention and individual care to each client's intellectual property portfolio.

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Stephen Craske has held an amateur radio licence since 1970. He designs and builds radio and electronic equipment, and writes computer programs.  Stephen is also a keen gardener and diy enthusiast, cycles most weekends, and holds a private helicopter pilots licence.

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Last updated: 21 March, 2010