Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP

Located at the heart of the growing South-East Asia region, Singapore is a commercial hub for technology, finance and intellectual property, with a diverse, highly skilled and highly educated population. Thanks to its location, Singapore provides a gateway to the dynamic South-East Asia region. Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP is an award-winning firm of Registered Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.

We are one of the most reputable patent attorney firms in Singapore, having been in practice since the establishment of the Singapore Patents Act in 1995 and have had our finger on the pulse of Intellectual Property matters in Singapore ever since.

Year established in Singapore: 1995

Top focus areas for IA/IP services: IP Audit, IP Strategy Consulting, Trade Mark Agent Service, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), Patent Agent Service

Intellectual property awards received: Intellectual Asset Magazine (IAM) Patent (2023) - Gold Tier Firm for Patent Prosecution ; Intellectual Asset Magazine (IAM) Patent 1000 (2023) - 6 of the Top 1000 Patent Practitioners Worldwide ; Asia IP Magazine (2022) - Tier 1 Patent Prosecution Firm ; Managing IP Magazine Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 - Tier 1 Patent Prosecution ; Managing IP Magazine Asia-Pacific Awards - Singapore Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2022

Type of organization: SME

Address in Singapore: 77 Robinson Road, #17-00 Robinson 77, Singapore 068896

Website: https://www.marks-clerk.com/global-presence/asia/singapore/singapore/

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IA/IP service areas

Branding Strategy Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 11 to 15
Number of Branding Strategy IP experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of Branding Strategy IP experts overseas: 11 to 20
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

Freedom-to-Operate Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 11 to 15
Number of Trade Mark Agents in Singapore: 11 to 20
Number of Trade Mark Agents overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

Innovation Consultancy Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 41 to 45
Number of Innovation Consultancy IP experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of Innovation Consultancy IP experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

IP Audit Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 6 to 10
Number of IP Audit experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of IP Audit experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

IP Due Diligence Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects on database in previous calendar year: 16 to 20
Number of IP Database experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of IP Database experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $0

IP Intelligence and Search Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: Above 1000
Number of IP Intelligence and Search experts in Singapore: 11 to 20
Number of IP Intelligence and Search experts overseas: 11 to 20
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

IP Portfolio Management Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of clients served in previous calendar year: 11 to 15
Number of IP Portfolio Management experts in Singapore: 11 to 20
Number of IP Portfolio Management experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

IP Strategy Consulting Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of projects completed in previous calendar year: 16 to 20
Number of IP Strategy Consulting experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of IP Strategy Consulting experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

IP Training Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of courses completed in previous calendar year: 6 to 10
Number of IP Training experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of IP Training experts overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): NA

IP Watch Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of clients served in previous calendar year: 11 to 15
Number of IP Watch experts in Singapore: 6 to 10
Number of IP Watch experts overseas: 11 to 20
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

Patent Agent Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of files completed in previous calendar year: Above 2000
Number of Patent Agents in Singapore: 11 to 20
Number of Patent Agents overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $1,000

Registered Design Agent Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of files completed in previous calendar year: Above 300
Number of Registered Design Agents in Singapore: 11 to 20
Number of Registered Design Agents overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $500

Trade Mark Agent Services

Hourly rate: $200 to $800
Number of classes completed in previous calendar year: 501 to 750
Number of Trade Mark Agents in Singapore: 1 to 5
Number of Trade Mark Agents overseas: 0
Project fee starts from (in Singapore dollars): $350

Industry focus

Aerospace
Air Transport
Construction
Electronics
Energy and Chemicals
Environmental Services
Financial Services
Food Manufacturing
Food Services
Healthcare
Hotel
ICT and Media
Land Transport
Logistics
Marine and Offshore
Precision Engineering
Professional Services
Sea Transport
Security

Office locations

Head office: Singapore

Client segments

Percentage of clients by country, based on previous calendar year:

Singapore - 45%
United States - 15%
Malaysia - 10%
China - 10%
Japan - 10%
France - 5%
South Korea - 5%

Percentage of revenue by organisational type, based on previous calendar year:

Start-ups - 15%
Small and medium-sized enterprises - 55%
Large enterprises - 30%

Key practice experts

Daniel Poh

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 25 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, Registered Design Agent Service, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), IP Due Diligence, IP Strategy Consulting
Certifications/Qualifications: Registered Singapore Patent Agent, Chartered UK Patent Attorney, Bachelor of Engineering, Grad Dip in Law
Awards/Accolades: MIP IP Star - Since 2018, IAM Patent 1000 - Since 2014, IAM Global Leaders Guide - Years 2021 & 2022, Who’s Who Legal, IAM Global Leaders 2023
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/daniel-poh/

Matthew English

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 25 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, Innovation Consultancy, IP Audit, IP Due Diligence, IP Strategy Consulting
Certifications/Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Business Administration, Registered Singapore Patent Agent, Registered Australian Patent Attorney, Registered Australian Trade Mark Attorney
Awards/Accolades: Managing Intellectual Property - IP Star: Years 2015-2022, Asia IP - IP Expert: Years 2021-2022, IAM Patent 1000: Years 2019 - 2023, IAM IP Strategy 300: Years 2017 - 2018, IAM Global Leaders 2023
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/matthew-english/

Upasana Patel

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 20 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), IP Due Diligence, IP Portfolio Management, IP Strategy Consulting
Certifications/Qualifications: Eng (Chemical) with minor in Biopharmaceutical Engineering, GCert (IP), Registered Singapore Patent Agent, Chartered UK Patent Attorney
Awards/Accolades: Who’s Who Legal: Since 2018, IAM Patent 1000 - Since 2020, IAM IP Strategy 300: 2023, Lexology Client Choice: 2022
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/patel-upasana/

Gianfranco Matteucci

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 32 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, IP Intelligence and Search, IP Audit, IP Portfolio Management, IP Training
Certifications/Qualifications: Bachelor of Biology, Master of Science, Registered Singapore Patent Agent
Awards/Accolades: Managing Intellectual Property - IP Rising Star, Managing Intellectual Property - IP Star: Since 2014, Asia IP - IP Expert, IAM Patent 1000: Years 2020 & 2021
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/matteucci-gianfranco/

James Kinnaird

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 18 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, IP Audit, IP Portfolio Management, IP Strategy Consulting, IP Training
Certifications/Qualifications: Registered Singapore Patent Agent, Chartered UK Patent Attorney, European Qualified, BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry (Glasgow), PhD Chemistry (Cambridge)
Awards/Accolades: Managing Intellectual Property - IP Rising Star, Managing Intellectual Property - IP Star, Asia IP - IP Expert, IAM Patent 1000 (Years 2022 &2023), IAM IP Strategy 300 (Years -2021 & 2022 & 2023)
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/james-kinnaird/

Jonas Lindsay

Job Title: Partner
Years of Experience: 15 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Patent Agent Service, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), IP Portfolio Management, IP Strategy Consulting, IP Training
Certifications/Qualifications: Registered Singapore Patent Agent, Chartered UK Patent Attorney
Awards/Accolades: Managing Intellectual Property - IP Rising Star: Years 2018-2020
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/jonas-lindsay/

Gerald Samuel

Job Title: Head of Trademarks
Years of Experience: 35 years
Location: Singapore
IA/IP-Related Expertise: Trade Mark Agent Service, IP Watch, Branding Strategy, IP Audit, IP Strategy Consulting
Certifications/Qualifications: LLB (Hons) - National University of Singapore, Advocate & Solicitor - Supreme Court of Singapore (1998), Advocate & Solicitor - High Court of Malaysia (1990), Patent and Trademark and Design Agent in Malaysia
Awards/Accolades: Managing Intellectual Property - IP Star: Years -2009 & 2016 & 2023, Managing Intellectual Property - Leading Individual Years - Since 2009, Who’s Who Legal, IAM Patent 1000 - Since 2016
URL of LinkedIn/Company Profile: https://www.marks-clerk.com/our-people/gerald-samuel/

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Profile last updated on 24 April 2024