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Martin Bell

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Martin joined Marks & Clerk in 2015 as a trainee patent attorney in the Oxford office. He graduated from Oxford University in 2004 with a first class Masters Degree in Chemistry and was then awarded a D.Phil. in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry in 2008 for his research applying methods of particle accelerator physics to study low temperature chemical reactions. Following this, Martin remained in Oxford as a postdoctoral research associate before working as a software engineer for a company specialising in analytics and scientific software.

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  • Chemistry
  • Medical Technologies

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Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney

DPhil Chemical Physics, University of Oxford

MChem Chemistry, University of Oxford

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Latest articles by Martin Bell

What makes a good IP solicitor?
Article
- 15 August 2022

What makes a good intellectual property solicitor?

A vital value of most UT Companies are their IP in terms of patents, trademarks etc. Once registered and secured, the companies work every day to monetise that investment in a global market. Sometimes the IP comes under attack from competitors or other companies, and an international IP professional is needed to assist them. Those are some of the issues that a professional Intellectual Property Solicitors work with. But how do they work, and what is the difference between a Property Solicitors and a Patent Attorney?
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Article
- 12 August 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Agritech space

The European Patent Office (EPO) has seen a remarkable increase in the number of AI patent filings in the Agritech sector in recent years. In this article we highlight the growth from the year 2000 until 2019.
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Article
- 11 August 2022

Cook v Boston – practicalities relating to the Shorter Trial Scheme and costs budgeting

The Shorter Trial Scheme (STS) was set up with the purpose of providing parties with an avenue to achieve earlier, shorter trials for reasonably sized litigation at a proportionate cost. The judgment in proceedings between Cook and Boston contains a few practical points on the STS and other case management issues.
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