Marks & Clerk Canada

Marks & Clerk Canada has a proud ancestry that dates back to 1887, when George Croydon Marks founded the original patent and trade mark firm in England. One year later, he was joined by Dugald Clerk, a respected engineer who pioneered development of gas engines. Together, they expanded the company that bears their names. Now, Marks & Clerk is the largest patent and trade mark firm in the U.K., and one of the largest in Europe. The Ottawa office was opened in 1921, strategically located in Canada's capital, seat of government and site of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

Marks & Clerk Canada provides a complete range of services and advice relating to patents, trade marks, industrial designs, licensing, infringement and validity. More specifically, Marks & Clerk prepares and files applications for patents, trade marks, copyright and industrial design registrations, and handles all aspects of the prosecution of these applications - in Canada or anywhere else on the globe. The firm provides advice on infringement and validity, and in litigation, can call upon legal professionals with longstanding expertise in these fields.