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Network Memberships

BIA, LSX, One Nucleus, Cambridge Wireless, Tech UK, Immerse UK, UT, FBCC, ADS, MIA, INTA

Languages

French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian

Number of IP Practitioners

144

Number of Partners

55

Established

1887

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Patent disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Firm overview

Marks & Clerk is one of the UK’s largest, and longest established, intellectual property firms. Our expert teams of patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers are wired directly into the UK’s innovation economies via our offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Alongside our presence in the UK, we also have offices in nine international locations covering the EU, Canada and Asia, meaning we can tap into local expertise, globally. 

Our team provides a full-service IP offering, from the initial filing of IP, through to litigation and commercial exploitation. Having seen the benefits that our clients derive from our full-service model, a number of patent attorney firms have since sought to follow a similar approach by adding solicitors to their teams. However, our well-established and highly regarded litigation and commercial transactions practices continue to set us apart from other firms.

We are experts not only in intellectual property law, but also in the science and technology that underpins our clients’ businesses. Our ability to draw upon this specialist technical expertise, not just in the context of patent prosecution but also in the context of litigation and commercial transactions, enables us to provide clients with a level of service and reach unmatched by other firms.

 

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Practice Areas: Copyright, Designs, IP transactions, Life sciences, Patent contentious, Patent litigation, Patent office proceedings, Patent prosecution, Patent strategy & counseling, Trade mark contentious, Trade mark litigation, Trade mark office proceedings, Trade mark prosecution, Trade mark strategy & counseling

Sector Expertise: Aerospace & defence, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer technology & services, E-commerce, Electrical, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, FMCG, Food & beverage, Gaming, Healthcare, ICT & software, Industrials, Instruments, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Medical device, Mining, Nanotechnology, Oil & gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Retail, Robotics, Semiconductors, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Universities & research

Address:
The Beacon 176 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG
Tel:+44 141 221 5767 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.marks-clerk.com/
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Overview

Read our review of Marks & Clerk's UK practice here.

With patent filings stagnant, fewer clients litigating and market consolidation at play, Canadian firms are considering how to challenge the established players
The latest in a dispute over juicing machines, and a shakeup in judicial compositions were also among the top developments
Paul Chapman and Robert Lind, who are retiring from Marks & Clerk after 30-year careers, discuss workplace loyalty, client care, and why we should be optimistic but cautious about AI
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