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We’ll empower you to make the most of your creativity

Global IP expertise in the entertainment and creative industries

Evolution and change are integral to the vibrant world of creativity, bringing a constant stream of opportunities and challenges. We protect, enforce and maximise the value of intellectual property rights across the media and entertainment sectors. We’ll empower you to make the most of your creativity and use your intellectual property to develop and grow.

Specialists

for the result you need

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Michael Shaw

Partner Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)
Mike is experienced in all aspects of trade mark, copyright and design work, including the filing and prosecution of UK, overseas and international trade mark and registered design applications, and advising on availability and conflicts.
Michael Moore

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.
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Kirsten Gilbert

Partner and Head of Brand Exploitation, Protection and TM Litigation UK Solicitor (UK)
Kirsten is a Partner and Head of Brand Exploitation, Protection and TM Litigation UK at Marks & Clerk Law. Kirsten advises in a broad range of sectors including food & drink, financial services, pharmaceuticals, fashion and creative industries.
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Tom Farrand

Consultant Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)
Tom is a Registered Trade Mark Attorney with more than 30 years’ experience working with brand and intellectual Property owners across a range of industries.

Catherine Lovrics

Partner, Head of Trademarks and Copyright (Canada) Canadian Trademark Agent, Barrister and Solicitor
Catherine (Cat) Lovrics is a Partner at Marks & Clerk Canada, where she is Head of the firm's Trademark and Copyright Groups
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Xuefang Huang

Partner PRC Lawyer, New York Attorney
Xuefang advises on intellectual property law with a focus on all aspects of trade mark law, copyright law and related laws of PRC, including transactional work, disputes, IP due diligence, enforcement of rights, customs recordation, cybersquatting, unfair competition and litigation.

We understand the creative world

Our IP expertise will help you achieve your commercial aims

At Marks & Clerk, we put time and thought into selecting people exactly suited to your needs. We have patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, commercial lawyers and IP litigators. We’ll manage all aspects of your IP portfolio, including:

We operate internationally, so can support you wherever you are and in whichever markets you want to take your business.  

Clients

We protect, commercialise and enforce intellectual property rights across the media and entertainment sectors, covering everything from music and television show production to technology employing virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Our clients range from exciting start-ups to household names with global reach.

We work across the following areas:

  • TV and film development, production and distribution
  • video games, app development and animation
  • publishing and literary works
  • music, performance and visual arts
  • sport
  • artistic works
  • product and graphic design.

Latest Insights

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- 13 March 2023

Peppa Pig v Wolfoo: clash of the cartoons

In its recent decision in Entertainment One UK Ltd & Anor v Sconnect Co Ltd & Ors, the High Court considered whether English courts could have jurisdiction in cases involving intellectual property infringements on internationally accessible internet platforms.
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Article
- 03 February 2023

Marks & Spencer lights up Aldi design infringement

Marks & Spencer has successfully enforced several UK registered designs against Aldi’s copycat products in a decision that should provide welcome reassurance for designers seeking to use registered designs to protect their products.
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Watchmaking
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- 20 December 2022

Taking its time - the resurrection of British watchmaking

We are excited to have recently recruited Ali Raja, an MEng graduate of Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. One of his passions is watches and he recently prepared this brief history of watchmaking in Britain. It provides a useful insight into the complexities of watches, and their movements.
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