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Dickinson Dees LLP

ST ANN'S WHARF, 112 QUAYSIDE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3DX, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 0844 984 1500
Fax:: Fax 0844 984 1501
DX:: 61191 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Web:: www.dickinson-dees.com
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York, Stockton-on-Tees, Newcastle–Trinity Gardens, Newcastle–St Ann's Wharf, London

Mark Pearce

Tel:: Work +44 191 279 9541
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Work Department

Company and commercial, IP team.

Position

Partner and head of IP team. Specialising in contentious and non-contentious IP. Work types include patent, trade marks and copyright litigation. Patent licensing and advising university spin-outs.

Career

Project engineer, British Maritime Technology 1985-87; technical assistant Bristows 1987-91; trainee 1991-93; assistant 1993-98; Dickinson Dees 1998 to date; partner 2001.

Member

The Intellectual Property Lawyers Organisation; Intellectual Property Lawyers Association; International Trademarks Association.

Education

Queen’s College, Oxford (BA (Hons) Physics); Bristol University (1995 postgraduate diploma in intellectual property law and practice).

Leisure

Golf (Northumberland Golf Club); rugby, football (Spurs and Watford), hockey and wine.

Practice Areas

Intellectual property; Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology

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