Marks & Clerk

Marks & Clerk
No. of offices	17
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 17 offices worldwide.

History

Marks & Clerk was founded in 1887 by George Croydon Marks 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, until 2009 when it became a Limited liability partnership.^[2]

External links

• Official Site
• Managing IP Surveys
• Legal 500 Directory
• Chambers Legal Directory
• Chambers and Partners Firm Profile
• IAM 250 World Leading IP Strategists

References

1. ^ "Legal 500 Directory". http://www.legal500.com/firms/90255-marks-clerk-llp/offices/91874-london. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
2. ^ "Marks & Clerk on a whole new footing - The Scotsman". http://business.scotsman.com/management/Marks-amp-Clerk-on-a.5081211.jp. Retrieved 2011-02-26.