How I can help your business

• Advise on the selection, clearance, and protection of trade marks and designs across multiple jurisdictions.
• Develop and implement effective filing strategies, including registrability assessments and international programmes.
• Represent you in registry proceedings before the UKIPO, providing clear, practical guidance on disputes and enforcement matters.

Overview & Expertise

Graeme Murray is a Senior Associate and Chartered Trade Mark and Design Attorney based in the Manchester office.

He advises clients on the selection, protection, exploitation and enforcement of brands worldwide. His practice covers international trade mark clearance, the development of filing strategies, and the execution of global filing programmes. He is also regularly involved in contentious proceedings before the UKIPO. His experience in these areas enables him to provide commercially focused, practical guidance to clients operating in evolving and complex markets.

Graeme works with clients ranging from start-ups to large corporations across a range of sectors, including the creative industries, as well as food, engineering and retail. He heads the Marks & Clerk Creative Industries Sector Group and has a particular interest in the legal and commercial implications of brand protection in this area.

He writes and speaks regularly on intellectual property matters, with a focus on the intersection between generative AI and trade mark law. He has spoken at leading conferences including the TMAPP Conference, MARQUES Team Conference and the Fordham Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference. He holds an LLB from the University of Sheffield and professional qualifications in trade mark law and practice.

Client Work & Case Experience

• Multi-sector clients — advising on international trade mark clearance and global filing strategies, including the coordination of multi-jurisdictional protection programmes.
• Brand owners — representing clients in contentious proceedings before the UKIPO, including oppositions and related registry actions.
• Creative industries clients — providing guidance on brand protection and strategy in sectors affected by emerging technologies, including generative AI.
• Cross-sector clients — advising on the selection, exploitation and enforcement of trade marks and designs in the UK and internationally.