England - North • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Muckle LLP
The intellectual property team at Muckle LLP provides the full spectrum of IP support with specialist IP know-how in the tech, media, sport and charity industries. While esteemed practice head Alex Craig is the team’s key name for advising high-profile clients on non-contentious IP, data and tech matters, litigator George Festing oversees the contentious side of the practice and is regularly instructed to act in leading music industry matters. He is assisted by associate Alex Speirs who advises both individuals and corporates on contentious IP issues including passing off and rights infringement, cross-jurisdictional distribution agreements and debt recovery. John Devine left the firm in October 2022 to go in-house.
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Key clients
- Thunderful
- Version 1
- I Portalis
- Caribbean Premier League Limited
- Meiyume (UK) Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Swedish game development company Thunderful Groupon in its acquisition of British development studio Jumpship Ltd.
- Acted for leading Irish technology and digital transformation provider Version 1 on three acquisitions in the qualifying period, Evoco Digital, Instinctive BI, and Automation Logic.
- Acting for Meiyume (UK) Limited supporting its internal team with its contract negotiations.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex Craig