Marks & Clerk was recently recognised as the biggest patent filing firm in the world. We have been at the centre of the IP profession for over 150 years, and now have some 88 partners and 625 people worldwide. Taken together, our history and our people provide a body of experience in the field of IP that is unmatched. However, no matter how impressive our resources; what is important to you is tha
t we deliver what you need. That is why we will invest time in learning about your business and your goals. We are experts in acquiring, securing and registering IP rights and managing IP portfolios, and you can benefit from our in-depth technical experience across a full range of sectors. These include the financial services and leisure sectors, civil engineering and construction industries, IT and software, and life sciences, including multidisciplinary fields such as bioinformatics and nanotechnology. As part of our core service, we can assist with invention identification, preliminary assessments of patentability, performing novelty searches, the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and advising on foreign filing programmes. We can represent you directly under the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), so as to defer costs and give you maximum flexibility in choosing the countries where you want protection. If appropriate we can:
• Advise on whether a new invention can be patented
• Provide novelty and infringement searches
• Draft and prosecute patent applications through to grant
• Advise on issues such as amendment, validity, and the infringement risk of rights of clients and third parties
• Oppose the grant of patents before relevant patent offices
• Contest inventorship or the entitlement to grant
• Review your existing portfolio of rights and offer advice on its strengths and weaknesses
• Help to design internal systems for the most efficient and effective management of the IP arising from your innovation processes
• Advise on the best protection strategy for an invention and then manage its implementation worldwide
• Advise and assist with IP culture change and training programs for staff
• Assist with the transfer of your rights or the acquisition of third party rights.
• Prepare and review licences, franchise agreements, and the like
Marks & Clerk Malaysia was established in June 2009, and is located in central Kuala Lumpur. Our professionals have a broad range of experience in local and international intellectual property laws and practice. We offer the service of drafting and filing a Malaysian Patent Application at a competitive cost, which can be provided upon reviewing a specific project.
