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An international law firm that acts like your business partner. We were founded in 1896 by twins Edward and Percy Simmons. Since then we’ve never stopped learning, growing and adapting. Our core highly regulated sectors include asset management and investment funds; energy, natural resources, infrastructure and construction; financial institutions; healthcare and life sciences; and technology, media and telecommunications. We use our specialist skills to understand your business and the forces at play around it. All grounded in exceptional knowledge of the legal detail. This is how we consistently deliver smarter, more efficient ways to tackle our clients’ most complex challenges. We strive to provide certainty and comfort to our clients that they are in control of not only the budget and cost but also the timing. The processes, tools, technology and training we have in place enable this to happen across the whole business.

HGF is one of Europe’s leading intellectual property firms, bringing together patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys and IP solicitors to provide a fully integrated IP solution. With offices across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Austria, HGF supports innovative businesses, universities, research organisations and global brands through every stage of the IP lifecycle, from the creation and protection of intellectual property through to commercialisation, enforcement and dispute resolution. HGF is one of Europe’s largest firms of IP specialists, with IP professionals delivering seamless cross-border support to clients operating in international markets. The firm’s multidisciplinary approach combines deep technical expertise with commercial and legal insight, enabling specialist teams across technology and engineering, life sciences, chemistry, trade marks and law to work seamlessly together to deliver strategic, business-focused advice. This collaborative model ensures clients benefit from coordinated support across patents, trade marks, designs, litigation, oppositions, appeals and commercial IP matters.

Marks & Clerk is an international intellectual property (IP), technology and legal advisory firm helping organisations protect, commercialise and maximise the value of innovation. For more than 135 years, we have worked with businesses, research organisations, universities, investors and entrepreneurs to secure and manage patents, trade marks, designs and other intellectual assets. Today, our team includes 300+ IP professionals across 15 offices in the UK, Europe, Canada and Asia. Bringing together patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, solicitors, litigators, commercial lawyers and specialist advisors, we provide integrated support across intellectual property, technology and regulatory matters. Our services include patents, trade marks, designs, IP strategy, portfolio management, commercialisation, technology transactions, dispute resolution and litigation support. We help organisations protect innovation, strengthen brands and unlock value from their ideas. We also advise on artificial intelligence (AI), data protection, privacy, cybersecurity and technology regulation. Our specialists help organisations develop AI governance frameworks, navigate regulatory requirements, strengthen cyber resilience and deploy technology with confidence. Marks & Clerk combines legal, commercial and technical expertise. With approximately 50 PhDs in our UK practice alone, our professionals have deep experience across AI and software, life sciences, engineering, chemistry, electronics, telecommunications, clean technology and other innovation-led sectors. Our expertise is consistently recognised by leading legal and IP directories, with more than 100 individual rankings and recognitions awarded to our professionals in the past year alone. Whether protecting breakthrough inventions, building global brands, navigating AI regulation or managing international IP portfolios, organisations worldwide rely on Marks & Clerk for practical, commercially focused advice throughout the in