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Intellectual property: creating value for start-ups

A unique offering for the rising stars of the start-up community

Experts in every area of intellectual property that are on hand to provide a distinctive service offering that is highly tuned to the requirements of the sector.

Over the years, we have worked with numerous tech start-ups and spin-outs, as well as with entrepreneurs – helping them identify, protect, enforce and maximise the value of their intellectual property. Many have secured investment or succeeded with other commercial aims as a result of our work. We work closely with our clients to consider the steps that need to be taken to manage growth and avoid IP assets slipping through the net.

Why choose us?

We are incredibly proud of our track record but we never sit still for long. We have therefore listened to the needs of the market and responded with a unique new offering for the start-up and early stage community that is designed to drive growth.  If you are interested, and would like to know more, we would welcome a conversation about how we could work together.

What next?

Speak to your current contact at Marks & Clerk. Our collegiate way of working means easy access to the relevant experts. This in turn means we are able to offer the same agile approach as smaller IP firms - while delivering the expertise of a global player. To speak directly to the partner in charge of this new offering, please email Robert Lind, author of our new e-book, The IP Driven Start-up. 

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Robert Lind

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Robert graduated from Glasgow University with a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and followed this with a PhD in Bioelectronics, researching electrode interfaces for recording signals from in vitro neural networks.
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Andrew Docherty

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Andrew specialises in the field of engineering, with extensive experience in technologies relating to the oil and gas industry, advising a myriad of clients across multiple jurisdictions on all aspects of IP, from protection through to enforcement and strategic management of third party IP risks.
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Mike Williams

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Mike is an expert in patent matters relating to digital technologies, and in particular artificial intelligence (AI).
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Matthew Pinney

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
Matthew specialises in the fields of electronics, mobile telecommunications, software and mechanical devices.
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Samantha Collins

Partner Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)
Samantha is a Partner and Chartered and Registered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) in our Oxford office. Samantha is also head of our national fashion and retail team, and works with both large established retailers and growing, dynamic fashion brands to develop their trade mark protection and enforcement strategies.

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.
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Matthew Jefferies

Partner Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney
As a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney, Matthew advises a wide range of clients in high tech fields, with particular expertise in computing and medical devices.

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