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Delivering IP solutions for the full spectrum of financial services

Marks & Clerk’s highly collaborative approach is tailor made for one of the fastest moving, yet highly regulated, industries in the world. Our firm’s legacy of over 100 years means that we understand the intricate workings of traditional investment houses and established banks; but our work for lifestyle brands and next generation technology also means we are ideally placed to support the fin-tech and challenger banks of the future.

We understand the financial 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 with expertise in managing your IP portfolio across all aspects of the financial services sector, including: 

  • Banking and investment, including retail banking, investment banking, challenger and disruptor banks and where ESG and finance meet
  • Fintech including blockchain based technologies and NFTs
  • Insurance and pensions
  • Tax and Accounting

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

Financial Services Specialists

for the result you need

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Michael Barrett

Partner Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK), Solicitor (non-practising)
Michael has over 15 years’ experience as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) and more than 20 years’ experience as a solicitor. He advises brand owners on all aspects of trade mark protection and registration.
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Kirsten Gilbert

Partner Solicitor (UK)
Kirsten is a Partner and an intellectual property lawyer at Marks & Clerk Law who specialises in litigation, alternative dispute resolution and brand strategy. Kirsten advises in a broad range of sectors including food & drink, financial services, pharmaceuticals, fashion and creative industries.
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Ed Round

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Ed advises clients operating in a variety of business sectors, with a focus on advanced electronic and data technologies.
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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.
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Claire Keating

Principal Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)
Claire joined Marks & Clerk in 2018, having joined the Intellectual Property industry in 2005.

Martin Gutwillinger

Senior Associate Conseil en Propriété Industrielle (Lux), EUIPO Professional Representative
Martin advises domestic and foreign clients on the development of their trade mark portfolios.
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David Grant

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
David is a Partner in Marks & Clerk’s electronics patents team in London.
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Pamela Bryer

Partner Chartered (UK), European and Registered (SG) Patent Attorney, Designs Expert
Pamela is experienced in preparing, filing and prosecuting mechanical, electronic and software patent applications in the UK and internationally.

Marks & Clerk provides expert commentary to the global financial services community

In an increasingly competitive corporate landscape, intangible assets such as intellectual property (IP) can be key differentiators for companies in the financial services sector.  Brand recognition is a key element of this, ensuring that customers are able to distinguish your business from your competitors. As such, properly managing an IP portfolio may be more important today than ever. Technology has emerged as a vital part of this process. Companies have a huge choice of software tools and online services which will enable them to keep track of their IP assets. IP offices around the world have also begun to embrace technological innovation, with many taking their IP databases online. Making this information publicly available for access both domestically and internationally allows companies to better identify risks from a registrability and patentability standpoint.

Going forward, technology is also expected to be at the heart of many IP battles. Given the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), the blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as well as other technological developments, disputes involving these technologies are expected to gather momentum. Companies, IP offices and courts should prepare for an influx of related cases.

Financier Worldwide canvasses the opinions of leading professionals on current trends in
intellectual property and we were delighted to have been invited to participate.