Marks & Clerk is a world-leading intellectual property firm with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, the UK, Europe and Asia. The organization has experience helping inventors, founders and small business owners create and maximize the value of their IP. The firm’s lawyers, patent and trademark agents have experience across all areas of IP including patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets.

Marks & Clerk works with companies to develop an IP strategy aligned with its business plan. The team also implements the strategy and helps with identifying inventions, preparing invention disclosures, drafting and filing patent applications, searches and filing for trademarks, ensuring commercial agreements include IP clauses, and providing freedom-to-operate opinions to manage competitor IP risk.

For innovators pursuing funding, and/or preparing for an exit or IPO, Marks & Clerk also provides IP due diligence services.

Contact the team at Innovation Factory and CITM to access the perks and services offered to clients by Marks & Clerk.