McDaniels Law

Boutique firm McDaniels Law is equipped to handle the full range of intellectual property services, such as the creation and ownership of IP rights, securing patents, trade marks and registered designs, portfolio management issues and licensing agreements as well as IP litigation. The department is led by Kelly Hudson, who is a dual-qualified trade mark attorney and regularly acts in respect of trade mark prosecutions. Niall Head-Rapson retired from partnership in April 2023 and is now a consultant.

McDaniels Law offers an advisory, transactional, and contentious capability to organization's and individuals who have intellectual property as a key component of their business.

Disputes: Advising on all types of disputes in all major IP forums including the Business and Property Courts and the Court of Appeal, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the UK Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The firm also assists with disputes in foreign jurisdictions through its network of agent firms.

Registrations: Advising and prosecuting all types of intellectual property filings including trade marks, designs and patents.

Portfolio management: Acting on a number of worldwide trade mark portfolios, coordinating brand strategy, filings, monitoring, oppositions, cancellation proceedings and enforcement.

Agreements: Drafting all types of commercial agreements, including; terms and conditions; distribution; supplier; heads of terms; confidentiality; assignments; licenses and manufacturer agreements.

Fund raising: Advising on all aspects of fundraising, acquisitions and disposals.

Employment: Specific expertise particularly in respect of employee ownership and misuse of confidential information and business secrets.