US IP firm Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon has moved to kick-start its London office with the hire of Kilpatrick Stockton IP partner Rajita Sharma to head up the branch.

Sharma, a former partner at both Hammonds and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, replaces ex-Wildman Harrold UK managing partner Martyn Molyneaux, who left the firm late last year to join trademark attorneys Harrison Goddard Foote. Clients that Sharma has acted for include shipping line Stena Rederi.