Marks & Clerk selects international chair

Marks & Clerk has elected Daniel Talbot-Ponsonby, a UK and European patent attorney, as its new international chairman.

Based in Marks & Clerks’ Oxford, UK office, Talbot-Ponsonby has worked with the firm for more than 20 years. Talbot-Ponsonby succeeds Maureen Kinsler, who has served in the role since January 2016.

He focuses his practice on inventions in the fields of nuclear fission and fusion, diamond physics, lasers, optoelectronics, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and telecoms. His patent work also spans a range of other sectors including the oil industry.

“I would like to thank Maureen for the huge amount of commitment, energy and enthusiasm she has brought as chairman. We have come a long way in the four years she has been in the post and in particular the culture of the firm has developed enormously,” he said.

Talbot-Ponsonby’s new role will see him devise strategy and direction for Marks & Clerk internationally, bringing together the firm’s nine international offices across Europe, North America and Asia.

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