Data compiled and verified by RWS inovia shows that Marks & Clerk offices around Europe filed 627 international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications with a priority date between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014. These applications are due to enter the national phase during 2016.
Similarly, the eight UK offices of Marks & Clerk filed 419 PCT applications due to enter the national phase this year, over 170 more than the next most active PCT filer in the UK. Globally, Marks & Clerk ranked 14th.
Kirsteen Gordon, Managing Partner of Marks & Clerk’s Cambridge office, commented: “An application filed under the PCT system begins the process of obtaining patent protection in a large number of countries, including the US, China, Japan and many in Europe. PCT applications are particularly suitable for inventions where wide territorial protection is required for minimum initial cost, or where an applicant wishes to defer the cost of overseas patent protection for as long as possible.”
The full rankings are available at www.managingip.com/Article/3603790/Surveys/The-biggest-firms-for-PCT-work-this-year.html.
About Marks & Clerk
Marks & Clerk is one of the largest firms of intellectual property advisers in the UK, and is recognised as one of the world’s leading IP firms. It has Cambridge’s largest office of patent and trade mark attorneys. Established in 2002, the firm’s Cambridge office is now the city’s leading provider of IP services.
Together with the firm’s solicitors and consultants, Marks & Clerk’s patent and trade mark attorneys offer clients a comprehensive range of services – covering patents, trade marks, designs and copyright. This includes obtaining protection worldwide, portfolio management, strategic advice, commercial advice, licensing, enforcement, due diligence, and litigation.
Marks & Clerk has renowned expertise across all commercial sectors and technologies – the firm’s patent attorneys have renowned technical expertise, and its trade mark attorneys advise on all areas of brand protection, including domain name disputes.
With a network of 16 offices across the UK (eight locations), Europe, North America, and Asia, and long-established relationships with other leading IP firms worldwide, the firm is able to assist innovators to protect and maximise the value of their intellectual assets on a local and global basis.
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If you would like to speak to Kirsteen Gordon at Marks & Clerk, please contact:
Bella Shuckburgh
Marks & Clerk
T +44 1223 341249
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