Marks & Clerk announces partnership with Innovation Factory to support business growth in Ontario.

Marks & Clerk is proud to announce our new partnership with Innovation Factory, a leading business accelerator supporting innovators and driving business growth in Ontario, Canada. 

Innovation Factory provides entrepreneurs in southwestern Ontario with business services, training, mentorship, and strategic connections – empowering them to accelerate market adoption, boost revenue, attract investment, and create jobs. They also provide access to education and funding support to help companies leverage and protect intellectual property (IP).

Through this partnership, Marks & Clerk’s dedicated Innovation Factory team, which includes Kevin Shipley, Wilfred So and Maria Wei, will work directly to provide innovators with IP education through a series of in-person and virtual workshops, and 1-2-1 advice on an appointment basis to help guide them on how to leverage IP. They will also work directly with qualified innovators to create a tailored IP strategy aligned with their business plans and objectives, and to implement the strategy to safeguard innovations and generate value for their business. 

Our Marks & Clerk team of IP lawyers, patent and trademark agents have in-depth expertise in IP strategy development and IP protection, including patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and confidential information. We also manage IP portfolios, license and commercialize IP, and enforce IP rights. 

“We are excited to partner with Innovation Factory and eager to work with the next generation of innovators here in Ontario to help them leverage intellectual property. Our team of IP experts are passionate about supporting small and growing businesses and providing them with the guidance and tools to commercialize their innovations and succeed. Whether you’re in the discovery stage or an early-stage business preparing to scale, we can help support you with IP strategies and solutions through this partnership.”

-Kevin Shipley (Partner, Head of Industrial and Mechanical Processes)

Marks & Clerk is a world-leading intellectual property (IP) firm with offices in Toronto and Ottawa, and across the UK, Europe and Asia. In Canada, we have over 30 lawyers, patent and trademark agents, offering expertise and experience across a wide range of technical fields and disciplines. The team works with a diverse range of clients from early-stage growth businesses to multi-national corporations in a variety of sectors including Life Sciences, AI and Technology, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Products, Luxury Goods, Transportation, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy and the Environment.  

Media contact: Olivia Lynch 

Innovation Factory is a not-for-profit business accelerator, serving as the catalyst for technology innovation in the Hamilton, Halton, Brant and Norfolk regions since 2010. Innovation Factory provides entrepreneurs with business services, training, mentorship, and strategic connections to help them drive market adoption, leverage intellectual property, and increase revenues, investment, and jobs. Innovators can also access sector-specific resources, including exclusive smart transportation test environments and data; and a formal life science and health innovation ecosystem.