Mark Pearce

Partner

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What can I do for you

Mark helps clients to protect and exploit their intellectual property, whether it's a new technology or brand. He makes IPR law clear and helps clients to develop effective strategies. He enjoys getting to know clients' businesses and making IPRs work to help them grow and prosper.

What do others say

In the most recent Chambers Guide a client said of Mark "He is fantastic: he's straight-talking, he understands the technology and he helps us strategise".

Supporting your ambitions

Mark recently worked on a case involving a small engineering business being sued for patent infringement by a US multinational. The client could not, realistically, afford full blown High Court proceedings. He realised that the client had a strong case on one point, which threatened the claimant's patent. Focussing all of their attention on that point the team made clear that they weren't going to fight the other issues. This high risk strategy was the only one the client could afford. After negotiating a free licence the client now regards Mark as a strategic adviser, not just a lawyer.

What else should you know?

Mark has a degree in physics and his first job was in fluid mechanics research. He is convinced that lawyers and scientists are trained to think differently, and is sure that his background not only helps him to understand a client's technology but to understand them, as well.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”