Mark Pearce

Consultant, Mills & Reeve LLP

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

About

A pragmatic, commercially minded IP lawyer who works best in partnership with clients, identifying their aims and tailoring advice to best and most efficiently meet those aims. A tough negotiator and an aggressive litigator. A real team player and a popular team leader. Consistently ranked in the top tier of IP lawyers by both Legal 500 and Chambers directories. Specialties: Intellectual Property law, patent litigation, copyright litigation, trade mark litigation, licensing, technology transfer

Experience

  • Consultant at Mills & Reeve LLP
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Partner at Mills and Reeve LLP
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Partner in the Intellectual Property Team

  • Partner at Bond Dickinson LLP
    May 2013 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Head of Intellectual Property Law

  • Dickinson Dees (15 yrs 2 mos)
    • Partner
      Apr 2001 - Apr 2013 · 12 yrs 1 mo

      Head of the Intellectual Property Team, responsible for contentious and non-contentious intellectual property work. Managing a team of four associates and assistants.

    • Solicitor
      Mar 1998 - Apr 2001 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Employed as Dickinson Dees' first solicitor dealing exclusively in intellectual property law, advising clients on contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters.

  • Solicitor at Bristows
    Sep 1987 - Feb 1998 · 10 yrs 6 mos

    Assistant in the Intellectual property department advising on contentious intellectual property matters.