Clarion Solicitors A law firm which offers more Call us: 0113 246 0622 Home Who we are Our services Sectors Blog Contact us Search Who we are Our team Partners Leigh Martin Our People Clarion is first and foremost a group of people Partners Roger Hutton Ryan Millmore Richard Moran Simon Young Martin Grange Sara Rogers Leigh Martin Justine Osmotherley Sarah Tahamtani Matthew Hattersley Alice Pratt Dominic Higham Esther Kirwan Jonathan Simms Paul King John Robinson Fiona Kendall Andrew McAulay Ben Slack Senior Associates Associates Trainees Law Costs Draftsmen Directors Paralegals Consultants Associate Legal Executives Sign up to our Newsletter Enter your details below… go Leigh Martin Partner 0113 222 3207 Email me "He's at the top of his game. There's never anything that catches him out and he's thoroughly reliable." (Chambers UK 2015) Blog entries Advertising on websites soon to be regulated by the ASA The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is an independent regulator of advertising in the UK. Th… Read full article → A guide to intellectual property Clarion exhibited at a trade show recently and as expected we spoke to businesses in a variety of se… Read full article → Partner and leading intellectual property (IP) lawyer, Leigh Martin heads up the IP team at Clarion and advises UK, European and international clients across the full range of IP issues. “I work primarily with commercial clients facing complex and frequently international intellectual property issues, both in relation to the protection and the exploitation of IP; and also in an advisory capacity in relation to IP strategy. My first step is always to get to understand quickly and clearly my client’s business and its drivers in relation to the matter on which we are being consulted, as well as its attitude to risk and its appetite for investment in the particular project, so that we can behave more like a partner to the client and create and implement a tailored plan in conjunction with the client to meet the client’s objectives. “I believe that no single approach suits all situations, and that it is important always to be able to adapt; to be as aggressive or conciliatory as necessary, to act quickly or even sometimes delay as required, but in all cases to adopt and maintain an intelligent approach at all times. “With Clarion’s global reach I work locally, nationally and internationally with in-house counsel, heads of legal departments, MDs, FDs, innovators, owner-managers and overseas lawyers, building and making full use of our trusted relationships throughout the EU, North America and Asia." Leigh has over 18 years' experience of dealing with contentious IP issues. He acts in the litigation, arbitration and mediation of disputes arising from the protection of patents, designs, trademarks, copyright, database rights as well as actions to prevent the dissemination of confidential information. Career Path 1992 Churchill College, University of Cambridge – MA (Cantab) 1993 College of Law, Chester Law Society Finals 1996 Trained and qualified with leading national firm 1996 Leading commercial and media firm in London 2000 Moved to Leeds, Associate at DLA Piper and then Partner at Lupton Fawcett 2009 Joined Clarion as Partner and Head of IP Other Partners Previous Next Richard Moran John Robinson Fiona Kendall Matthew Hattersley Clarion Elizabeth House 13-19 Queen Street Leeds LS1 2TW 0113 246 0622 Legal & regulatory Terms & conditions Accessibility Sitemap Diversity and Equality Employee services Contact us Complaints Careers Add us on Linked In Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube Find us on Google+ Please note We use cookies to help enhance your experience while using our website. We will take your continued use of our website as your consent to our use of cookies. For further information click here. © Clarion 2015. All copyright in this website and in any materials appearing on this website is the property of Clarion Solicitors Limited.