Daniel Crate

Dan has experience acting on behalf of a mix of clients from large multinationals to start-ups and entrepreneurs operating across a broad range of sectors including the fashion, technology, crypto, FMCG, restaurant and leisure sectors.

Dan’s practice includes helping his clients maximise the value of their IP assets including, copyright, designs, trade marks and confidential information.

Working with clients to develop brand protection strategies, Dan assists his clients by managing and monitoring their national and international trade mark and design portfolios, advising on contentious and non-contentious matters, and online brand enforcement.

Prior to joining Briffa, Dan worked at a firm in Surrey as a dispute resolution solicitor where he obtained significant experience assisting commercial clients of various sizes resolve disputes, including defamation and IP issues. As a result, Dan is well placed to understand the wider commercial implications of ensuring contracts are drafted appropriately to help protect his clients in the event disputes arise.

He is a member of IPSoc (a society dedicated to junior IP practitioners).

Outside of work Dan enjoys open water swimming, writing, live music and is currently breaking in a new pair of trainers for his 4^th marathon.

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Recent Google Review

Lorenzo C-H

“I highly recommend Briffa, I got some very useful initial advice from Daniel, he has been a pleasure to deal with, thank you.”

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Qualifications

· Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Oxford University (2020)

· LPC MSc (Law, Business & Management) (Distinction), University of Law Guildford (2018)

· Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law Guildford (2017)

· Chartered Legal Executive, CILEx (2016)