England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Marks & Clerk
Marks & Clerk’s ‘highly intelligent and commercial team’ supports large pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, as well as start-ups, SMEs and academic institutions. It also counts major players in the electronics and engineering spaces amongst its sizeable client base, and the team has demonstrable strength in assisting clients with patents regarding 3D printing, machine learning, and AI, especially with filing patent applications. Simon Mounteney and Robin Oxley jointly lead the team for London, which is also home to Will Nieuwenhuys, whose practice encompasses the entirety of the patent lifecycle, from drafting applications and prosecutions before the UKIPO and the EPO, to global portfolio management. Manchester-based Mike Williams has expertise in digital technologies, especially AI, and Thomas Prock (London) leads the additive manufacturing and 3D printing practice.
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Testimonials
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‘Very willing to understand its clients' very niche business requirements.’
‘Marks & Clerk, in particular Matthew Jefferies and Thomas Prock, have a very good appreciation of clients' situations and needs.'
‘Marks and Clerk remain committed to understanding its clients' technology, products, market, and competitors to ensure they can provide the best advice and methods for developing and supporting IP, interests, and risks.'
‘Highly intelligent and commercial team.’
'Clients receive excellent support and expertise from Marks & Clerk in relation to patent application drafting and filings, dealing with examination and search reports, and investigations into potential infringements by third parties.'
'The breadth of knowledge and technical understanding demonstrated by the firm’s team of patent attorneys is at a consistently high level.'
'Philip Cupitt is recommendable to others who are looking for a trusted partner in the field of patent applications and IP management.’
Key clients
- AB InBev
- Uber
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Bridgestone
- THALES
- Next Holdings
- Pukka Pies
- Virgin Media
- Nintendo
- Toshiba
- Roche
- Genentech
- Pfizer
- Landis & Gyr
- Micron
- Ricoh
- Gilead Sciences
- Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- AMS Osram
- YASA Limited
- Tokamak Energy Ltd
- Advanced Medical Solutions
- Crown Packaging Manufacturing UK
- The University of Edinburgh
- University of St Andrews
- Cambridge GaN Devices
- Inside Biometrics
- Genuit Group
- Provisur Technologies
- RevoluGen
- Dynex
- Pal International
- Flusso
Work highlights
- Advised Limbic with initial strategic advice regarding its patents and subsequently assumed representation for all of its patents.
- Advising Daiichi Sankyo on handling its patent and SPC portfolios relating to antibody-drug conjugates for treatment of cancers.
- Representing Provisur Technologies on European patent prosecution and contentious opposition work.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Mounteney, Robin Oxley