Commercial IP & Contracts

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

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.

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

Of Counsel Solicitor (UK)

Simon specialises as a commercial contract lawyer for technology companies. He advises on a wide range of contracts, including licenses, R&D collaborations, manufacturing agreements and procurement documentation.

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

- 13 May 2022

Can there be an interim injunction before a patent is granted?

A patentee can bring an action for infringement only once the patent has been granted. The claim need not be restricted to acts committed after grant. It can extend to acts which were committed before the grant but after the date of publication of the patent application.

News

- 11 May 2022

Marks & Clerk recognised in Managing IP's 2022 edition of IP Stars

Marks & Clerk is delighted to have 21 practitioners named 'IP Stars' by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) in their annual acknowledgement of leading IP specialists.