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Michael Shaw

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Europe
Manchester

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+44 161 233 5800 mshaw@marks-clerk.com
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Mike is experienced in all aspects of trade mark, copyright and design work, including the filing and prosecution of UK, overseas and international trade mark and registered design applications, and advising on availability and conflicts. Mike heads up the trade mark team in the Manchester office and is leader of the firm’s design-copyright practice group.

Mike’s practice centres on contentious matters such as trade mark oppositions and cancellation actions, alongside trade mark and design infringement matters. Mike has particular expertise in relation to trade mark and design law relating to creative industries and advertising, and the handling of complaints at the Advertising Standards Authority. He also has considerable experience in relation to the transfer and assignment of intellectual property rights.

Mike graduated in Law from Liverpool University before obtaining a distinction in the Legal Practice Course from the College of Law, Chester. He joined Marks & Clerk in 1996 and qualified as a UK and European Trade Mark Attorney, becoming a Partner in 2002. He won the Institute of Trade Mark Agents' Parker Memorial Award, and lectures frequently in relation to trade mark, copyright and design matters.

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  • English

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  • Designs
  • Brands & Trade Marks
  • Entertainment & Creative Industries
  • Financial Services

Qualifications

Registered and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (UK)

LLB, Liverpool University

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Latest articles by Michael Shaw

China map
Article
- 23 February 2023

China: draft amendments to trade mark law

For anyone having experienced the Chinese trade mark process, they will be well aware it can be a difficult system to beat. In 2012, for example, Apple’s dispute over the iPad trade mark cost them £40m in a settlement to buy the registration from a Chinese owner before Apple could use it in China.
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Chefs working in a busy kitchen
Article
- 08 February 2023

From Beijing to Barrow - via Mayfair

A trade mark dispute between high end restaurant located at the Dorchester Hotel in London and a small Chinese take away located 300 miles away.
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supplements
Article
- 16 January 2023

Recent trade mark decision: NATURKAPS

The General Court has recently issued a decision which serves as a reminder to ensure that trade mark protection is reviewed and refreshed where necessary to ensure registered marks provide the correct protection.
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Latest commentary by Mike Shaw

17 February 2023

The difficulties of exploiting IP through royalty-based NFTs

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26 October 2022

The impact of Web3 on intellectual property in the film and television industries

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25 July 2022

FC Barcelona to auction Johan Cruyff’s “Phantom Goal” in the Metaverse

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27 June 2022

How the ASA is using AI to be more proactive in identifying misleading advertisements

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