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Intellectual Property

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Intellectual Property

Your Intellectual Property is one of your most valuable assets and like any asset, it needs to be protected. The right legal support can make all the difference when it comes to looking after your business interests.

Our IP practice is ranked by Chambers & Partners and we are the only regional practice offering both contentious and non-contentious IP support.

Our clients range from regional businesses to multinational brands across various sectors, including food and drink, technology, sport, and the creative industries.

See our intellectual property specialisms
  • Trademark exploitation and defence
  • Patent exploitation and defence
  • Design exploitation and defence
  • Copyright protection, exploitation and defence
  • Confidentiality
  • Sponsorship and image rights
  • Trade secrets
  • Licence/Licensing
  • Assignment/Transfer
  • Audit
  • Reputation management
  • Merchandising arrangements
  • Commercialisation
  • Collaboration agreements

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Muckle is known for being responsive, common sense and commercial and our experience of them reflects this. We have mainly worked with two partners and a solicitor all of whom have been very supportive and clear in their advice to us. The team have guided us through contract negotiations and the creation of contract documentation for our growing and changing business and the team has listened hard to our requirements and reflected them well in their work.

Legal 500 UK, client quote

We've engaged with Muckle for over a decade and what they've brought to us is really professional advice for the trademark work that we have done, our IP work and our licencing agreements. They have been invaluable to us in making sure the business is performing and it is transparent to the global market.

Mark Cambridge
CEO of Zytronic plc

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alex craig
Partner and Head of the Commercial team
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