IP firm outlines LCR focused plans

A global intellectual property firm is aiming to help a growing number of Liverpool City Region-based businesses launch into international markets, having celebrated its one year anniversary at The Spine building.Marks & Clerk moved into Sciontec Development Limited’s all-inclusive workspace at the building in Paddington Village in early 2023.With 15 offices across three continents, the businesses Liverpool city centre workspace acts as a base for a team of patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, commercial lawyers and IP litigators, who specialise in supporting the region’s health and life sciences, advanced materials and manufacturing, cleantech, and digital and creative sectors.Moving forward, the business wants to support more local companies while increasing its own exposure within the public domain.Graeme Murray, senior associate, Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney for Marks & Clerk, said: “Our base at The Spine during the past 12 months has significantly bolstered our presence in the Liverpool City Region and our ability to work with new clients and connections to support the flourishing community of start-ups in a wide range of sectors in the area.”Our involvement with the recent LCR Tech Climbers initiatives has been greatly complemented by our ability to work and host guests within the fantastic Sciontec AI space in The Spine, and we look forward to another year here.”Anis Naidu, senior associate, Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney for Marks & Clerk, added: “We have a strong history of supporting North West based start-ups to protect their new ideas, provide strategic intellectual property advice, and commercialise emerging technologies. We are now keen to better align our specialisms with the Liverpool City Region’s recognised sector strengths and overarching growth strategy.”Our Liverpool Growth Team has quickly achieved this, having set down its roots in our Sciontec AI workspace last year, and is working hard to build trust and relationships within the surrounding innovation district.”