Intellectual Property

Muckle in Newcastle offers a strong IP practice with clients ranging in size from emerging regional businesses to multinational brands across a variety of sectors including technology and the creative industries. The team is noted for portfolio management, anti-counterfeiting, and trade mark and copyright disputes. It offers expert advice on sponsorship and image rights to clients in sport with additional expertise with regard to broadcasting rights agreements and merchandising contracts.

"The team are efficient and responsive; even the junior staff have impressive knowledge and expertise."

"They were all were really good at explaining something really complex in understandable language, which was really helpful. They were always at the end of the phone when I needed them."

Muckle supported Meiyume on a range of matters including negotiating agreements with a range of customers.

Alex Craig's non-contentious IP practice is centred on licensing deals, joint ventures, brand protection and portfolio management. She is head of the commercial team at Muckle. "It is such a pleasure to work with Alex, she is exceptional." "I rate Alex very highly. I would always go to her in the first instance." "Alex is a great find; it's such a pleasure working with her and she's exceptional."

George Festing has significant experience litigating music and digital media copyright infringement cases, and is also recommended for trade mark, designs and patent disputes. "George has a very reassuring style and is very outcome-oriented." "George is the lawyer you want on your side for disputes." "George is a very intelligent man." "George Festing is customer-focused, responsive and very good to work with."