Michael Freeman is a UK Chartered Trademark Attorney and a European Trademark Attorney. Having worked for other leading IP law firms in the UK before joining Novagraaf, Michael has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of IP, relating to trademarks, designs and copyright, and representing a wide range of clients from both small and large national companies to multinational corporations. He handles both contentious and non-contentious trademark and related IP issues, including: trademark searches, office objections, ex-parte and inter-partes hearings before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and oppositions, invalidity and revocation actions before the UK IPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). In addition, Michael regularly runs trademark, design and copyright infringement actions, and assists clients in the negotiation of settlement agreements. In particular, he has substantial expertise in guiding clients through each stage of the trademark selection and registration