22 Jan, 2024 High Street Bank to Accept IP Assets as Security for Loans By Claire Keating NatWest, one of the UK's leading high street banks, has recently launched a new lending proposition, which leverages Intellectual...
30 Nov, 2023 M&C in the news: In-depth feature on intellectual property for the financial services sector By Naomi Butson Each year, Financier Worldwide canvases the opinions of leading professionals around the world on the latest trends in intellectual...
25 Jul, 2023 What are they saying behind your back? By Simon Portman Nigel Farage got to the bottom of the rationale behind Coutts' closing his bank account by submitting a subject access request under the...
27 Apr, 2023 Marks & Clerk featured in leading financial services publication IFA Magazine By M&C Newsroom Traditional banking may bring to mind high street branches and glittering tower blocks featuring ATMS alongside piles of paperwork, yet a...
18 Apr, 2023 Apple Adds Another Financial String to its Wallet By Claire Keating Tech giant Apple is apparently continuing its move into the financial services field, with the launch of a current account in...
20 Mar, 2023 Cash-crunch – how to delay patent costs? By Mike Williams News headlines recently have been full of the financial struggles at Silicon Valley Bank, at both the main US bank and the UK arm, and...
13 Mar, 2023 As SVB collapses, what happens to its Intellectual Property? By Claire Keating There have been many news stories about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank over the weekend, leaving tech companies worrying their money...
13 Mar, 2023 Steps for start-ups when facing financial insecurity By Robert Lind Starting any business is an intimidating process. It requires a significant investment of time, money, and resources. And when your...
09 Dec, 2022 Dawn of a new era for the City? By Michael Barrett The banking sector and financial institutions are waiting with bated breath regarding potential news of de-regulation in the City. Is...
08 Nov, 2022 Could this be the end of the fax machine? By Ed Round Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator in the UK, has announced a consultation which could lead to telecoms providers no longer being...
26 Oct, 2022 The impact of Web3 on intellectual property in the film and television industries By Mike Shaw Web3, the Metaverse and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have received considerable media attention over the last year, and are still clearly...
08 Jun, 2022 AI Captain By Alistair Robertson There’s a light-hearted rivalry in my office between the patent attorneys that specialise in mechanical inventions, and those like myself...