Intellectual Property: Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
About
Provided by Marks & Clerk
Marks & Clerk is a leading provider of Intellectual Property services. Known for our client focus, as well as our unrivalled range and depth of expertise, we specialise in providing an integrated approach to IP – from advising clients on how best to capture their innovations, to developing and managing IP portfolios, providing licensing, enforcement and litigation advice, as well as IP due diligence and IP valuation services.
Marks & Clerk is widely recognised as the leader for patent advice internationally. We put time and thought into finding exactly the right people for your business. Whatever the science or technology, whatever the sector or product, however complex the work, we find people with exactly the right expertise to meet our client's needs. We use our specialist expertise and quality-assured processes to devise tailored IP strategies while taking care of the administration of patent applications and portfolios.
We have trade mark attorneys in the UK and in mainland Europe, qualified to act before the UKIPO, the EUIPO and in the courts. We work as an in-house team, irrespective of our locations. We hold the largest active EU trade mark portfolio of any firm in the UK. Our attorneys are placed in key markets worldwide and have in-depth knowledge of those markets. We’re experts in securing trade mark rights, protecting and enforcing brands and solving legal branding challenges.
Chambers Review
Marks & Clerk is distinguished as one of the largest patent and trade mark practices in Europe, acting for clients based around the world. The firm offers expertise in all industries and scientific disciplines, and is also recommended for designs work as well as contentious registry actions. Members of the team are recommended for advice on the review and treatment of IP assets in commercial and corporate transactions. The firm is also praised for its alliance with one of the finest IP solicitors' practices in the UK, and has offices in Canada, China, France, Luxembourg, Singapore and Malaysia.
Simon Mounteney is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Marks & Clerk assisted AB InBev identify patentable subject matter and file patent applications.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are proactive and creative problem solvers. Marks & Clerk develop successful and innovative patenting strategies in particularly complex situations."
"M&C have short response times, high-quality advice and great business acumen. There is nothing they cannot handle."
"The Marks & Clerk team are diverse in their technological backgrounds and experience. They have a wealth of experience in a wide variety of IP categories and they never disappoint."
"The passion and dedication shown to protecting our brand is something we have not experienced before. Marks & Clerk feel more like an extension of our team as opposed to external legal support."
"Marks & Clerk has a deep bench and is a great resource for both prosecution and adversarial matters. Their business-aware advice and creativity in difficult situations is appreciated."
"They are proactive and creative problem solvers. Marks & Clerk develop successful and innovative patenting strategies in particularly complex situations."
"M&C have short response times, high-quality advice and great business acumen. There is nothing they cannot handle."
"The Marks & Clerk team are diverse in their technological backgrounds and experience. They have a wealth of experience in a wide variety of IP categories and they never disappoint."
"The passion and dedication shown to protecting our brand is something we have not experienced before. Marks & Clerk feel more like an extension of our team as opposed to external legal support."
"Marks & Clerk has a deep bench and is a great resource for both prosecution and adversarial matters. Their business-aware advice and creativity in difficult situations is appreciated."