Mr. Bond joined TraskBritt in 1983 and became a shareholder with the firm in 1993. As Head of the firm's foreign intellectual property department, Mr. Bond practices before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Bond's practice includes all areas of intellectual property law with an emphasis in formulating domestic and international design patent protection programs and registrations for consumer products. Mr. Bond has established a firm, Laurence Bond Solicitors, with an office in Cambridge, England, independent of, and unaffiliated with TraskBritt through which he undertakes representation of clients in international intellectual property matters in the European region.