Irwin Mitchell appoints IP partner

Irwin Mitchell has appointed Marcus Collins as an intellectual property partner in its London office. Joining from White & Case, Collins has wide-ranging experience of all aspects of IP, with a particular focus on international brand protection, trade mark prosecution and IP litigation. Collins successfully represented the 1st - 5th defendants in the long running litigation between Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited and Sandoz Limited. His experience also extends to advising on social media content, its regulation and online defamation. Collins also lectures sessionally on trade mark law at Queen Mary College, University of London.