Founder and Managing Director, of Richard Heath (IP) Associates Ltd, an International IP Public Policy Consultancy, specialising in brand protection and anti-counterfeiting policy, founded in 2010. Treasurer 2020- & Director 2002- Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG). Vice President Legal & Global Anti-Counterfeiting Counsel, Unilever PLC 2005-2010. Head of Corporate Trade Marks and General Trade Mark Counsel Unilever PLC 1997-2005 Senior Trade Marks Manager Unilever PLC 1992-1997 Head of Corporate Trade Marks Smith & Nephew PLC 1987-1992 Professional Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (FCITMA) Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) President of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) in 2009. Co-chair of the International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (ICC/BASCAP) from 2007-2010. Council Chairman of the UK Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) from 2007 - 2010 Co-founder of the WCO/Interpol Global Congress


Specialism

  • Anti-counterfeiting
  • Trade marks