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Maximising the value of your intellectual property

Your intellectual property is the most valuable of assets. We can help you maximise its value.

We advise on contracts and transactions concerning the development and commercialisation of intellectual property across a range of industry sectors. We apply our technical understanding, legal knowledge and broad experience relating to the protection and enforcement of IP rights to assist you in commercialising your IP assets. We’ll work with you to ensure that we understand your commercial needs and to fulfil your strategic aims.

Legal and technical expertise

Many of our IP lawyers have science or engineering degrees and actively participate in industry groups relevant to their sector focus. This combination of technical expertise, sector awareness and deep understanding of IP rights means that our lawyers are well placed to provide commercially focused and cost effective advice. Where appropriate, we work closely with our patent and trade mark attorney colleagues. It’s the combination of legal and technical expertise that’s so powerful when you want support in commercialising your IP assets. It means we can provide you with an integrated service covering all matters relating to your IP.

Specialists

for the result you need

Michael Moore

Partner Solicitor (UK)
Michael advises clients on the commercialisation, monetisation and enforcement of intellectual property assets. He advises across a broad range of sectors including electronics, life sciences, transport and energy and has a strong interest in emerging technologies including AI and Additive Manufacturing.

Simon Portman

Managing Associate Solicitor (UK)
Simon specialises as a commercial contract lawyer for technology companies. He works for clients in the electronics, bioscience, defence, software, nanotech and creative industries, advising companies ranging from small start-ups to big multinationals as well as individuals, public bodies and charities. Nordic clients form a significant part of his practice.

Jonathan Colombo

Partner Canadian Trademark Agent, Barrister and Solicitor
Jonathan Colombo is the Managing Partner of Marks & Clerk Canada, and Head of the firm’s Trademarks practice group.

Catherine Lovrics

Partner Canadian Trademark Agent, Barrister and Solicitor
Catherine (Cat) Lovrics is a Partner at Marks & Clerk Canada, Head of the firm’s Copyright and Digital Groups, and a senior member of the Trademarks Group.

Gerald Samuel

Director Advocate and Solicitor (MY) at Messrs Gerald Samuel, Advocate and Solicitor (SG) at Messrs Eldan Law
In 2015, Gerald Samuel set up a law firm in Malaysia, Messrs Gerald Samuel, that handles all aspects of IP litigation and transactional work.

Strategic approach

Your commercial needs and strategic aims are at the heart of any decisions about your intellectual property, whether they relate to acquisition or licensing. IAM Patent 1000 describes Marks & Clerk as having “a laser like focus on the client’s commercial objectives”. Whatever stage of the business cycle you’re in, we’ll work strategically to create the best value out of your IP, helping you generate revenue and increase the value of your business.

Clients

We apply our expertise across a wide range of industry sectors and work with some of the most innovative global leaders, as well as start-ups and universities.

Services

Our experience in providing strategic advice and commercial support to facilitate and enable the creation, development and exploitation of IP rights, includes:

  • IP due diligence and related transactions
  • licensing and assignment of IP rights
  • collaborations and joint ventures
  • product and service commercialisation, from R&D through to sale
  • monetisation of IP rights
  • commercial agreements for avoiding or resolving a dispute
  • standard terms and conditions
  • IT agreements
  • Open Source software due diligence and licence review.

Latest Insights

Insight
- 11 May 2021

PPH agreement between the INPI and JPO

A PPH agreement between the INPI (French Industrial Property Office) and the JPO (Japan Patent Office) came into force on 1 January 2021 for a pilot period of two years. The grant procedure can be accelerated by making use of the results of the first procedure.
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Insight
- 06 May 2021

Should you seek IP protection in the ASEAN region?

Lawyer Monthly spoke to Jim Greene-Kelly, Office Managing Partner of Marks & Clerk, Singapore about the development of IP law in the ASEAN region. He discusses whether or not a similar system to the European Patent Office could work for ASEAN and why Singapore is a hot spot for patents and trademarks in the South East Asian region.

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News
- 03 May 2021

Amrita V. Singh will be acting as a moderator for the Copyright Board Town Hall

On May 31st, from 1:00 – 2:30pm, Canadian litigation partner, Amrita V. Singh, will be acting as a moderator during the Canadian Bar Association’s Intellectual Property (IP) Symposium for the Copyright Board Town Hall!
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