Band 1
Provided by Melanie McGuirk
Melanie has a strong track record in resolving disputes for clients relating to intellectual property. She has extensive experience of acting for major retailers and clients in the fashion, manufacturing, and creative industries, helping to protect their brands, product designs and commercial know-how, including where they act as master franchisor.
She has specialist expertise in trade libel and reputation management, particularly in relation to the adverse or intrusive media coverage of clients’ business interests or personal lives. Melanie is also an experienced supervising solicitor in search order cases.
Melanie’s work highlights include cases where search and seizure orders were served or defended in multi-million-pound parallel import disputes and a key decision of the European Court of Justice in respect of jurisdictional issues arising from online trade mark infringement.
Provided by Chambers
Melanie McGuirk has established a reputation as one of Manchester's leading intellectual property lawyers. She has extensive experience litigating trade mark infringement and passing-off claims on behalf of high profile brands and also advises on licensing agreements.
Provided by Chambers
She's very good and knows her stuff, affable and knows our priorities. A real star performer.
She is very good.
We received excellent overall service from Melanie McGuirk. She is highly recommended.
She's very good and knows her stuff, affable and knows our priorities. A real star performer.
She is very good.
We received excellent overall service from Melanie McGuirk. She is highly recommended.