Marks & Clerk

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Marks & Clerk
No. of offices 18
No. of attorneys 230
Major practice areas Intellectual Property
Date founded 1887 (Birmingham)
Company type Limited Liability Partnership
Website
www.marks-clerk.com

Marks & Clerk is an international firm of patent and trade mark attorneys with an associated intellectual property law firm Marks & Clerk Solicitors. The Legal 500 of 2011 rates it as a top tier firm in the UK in the categories of Patent and trade mark attorneys in The Regions, Patent attorneys in London and Trade mark attorneys in London.[1]

The firm has a total of 18 offices worldwide.[2]

History

Marks & Clerk was founded in 1887 by George Croydon Marks[2] who was joined in partnership by Dugald Clerk a year later. The firm continued to expand via organic growth and mergers with other specialist firms under a standard partnership arrangement. The company merged with the Lloyd Wise Group in 2007, extending its client base into the Asia-Pacific region.[2] In 2009 it became a Limited liability partnership.[3] It celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Legal 500 Directory". Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Marks & Clerk LLP Company Profile". 
  3. ↑ "Marks & Clerk on a whole new footing - The Scotsman". Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  4. ↑ "UKSPA - Marks & Clerk LLP". 

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