Marks & Clerk
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Headquarters | Birmingham, London |
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No. of offices | 16 |
Major practice areas | Intellectual Property |
Key people | Maureen Kinsler (International Chairman), David Ward (UK Managing Partner), Mark Kenrick (International Board Member), Jim Greene-Kelly (International Board Member), Simon Speeks (International Board Member), Mike Gilbert (International Board Member), Robin Oxley (International Board Member) |
Date founded | 1887 (Birmingham) |
Company type | Partnership |
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www.marks-clerk.com |
Marks & Clerk is an international group of intellectual property service providers, encompassing patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, lawyers and consultants. Including partners, it currently employs over 200 legal practitioners worldwide and over 500 other staff.[1]
It primarily offers intellectual property protection, strategy, dispute resolution, commercial and valuation services to clients around the world.
Maureen Kinsler was elected International Chairman in December 2015.
Offices
The business has a total of 17 offices worldwide, operating out of eight offices in the UK, two in France, and others in Luxembourg, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.[2]
- UK – 1887
- Canada – 1926
- Hong Kong – 1973
- Luxembourg – 1989
- Singapore – 1995
- China – 1997
- Marks & Clerk Solicitors – 2003
- France – 2005
- Anthony Evans & Co. (Hong Kong) – 2008
- Malaysia – 2009
- Marks & Clerk Consulting – 2012
The firm merged with the Lloyd Wise Group in 2007, extending its client base into the Asia-Pacific region. In 2009 its UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorney business became a Limited liability partnership.[3] It will celebrate its 130th anniversary in 2017.
Industry rankings
Marks & Clerk Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys were ranked in the top tier of the Managing Intellectual Property IPStars 2016 guide in the UK, Scotland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Both its lawyers and Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys are also featured in the Chambers, Legal 500, IAM Patent 1000 and WTR1000 guides.[4]
References
- ↑ "Marks & Clerk - Our history". www.marks-clerk.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "Marks & Clerk - Our offices". www.marks-clerk.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "Marks & Clerk on a whole new footing - The Scotsman". Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ "Marks & Clerk - Awards & Accolades". www.marks-clerk.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
External links
- Official Site
- Managing IP Surveys
- Legal 500 Directory
- Chambers Legal Directory
- Chambers and Partners Firm Profile
- IAM 250 World Leading IP Strategists