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Partner - Bird & Bird Head of Intellectual Property Middle East (Focus on Commercial IP, Franchising, Hospitality & Intellectual Property Law). Melissa is the head of the Intellectual Property Group for the Middle East offices and a partner in the International Commercial Group. She practiced in the UAE since 2006 and she ranked in IP Stars, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal for her commercial and intellectual property experience. Melissa advises clients on intellectual property, commercial, corporate and general litigation matters relating to their operations in the UAE and the wider Middle East region. This covers matters such as IT, IP, trademark protection, franchising, and commercial licensing of intellectual property, media, healthcare, consumer protection and regulatory issues. She particularly specializes in franchising, distribution and supply agreements having acted for some of the world largest brands when licensing their intellectual property in the Middle East. Melissa 's professional memberships include INTA, the American Bar Association as well as a number of UAE, UK, USA, and Australian business associations. She is also a member the Franchising Committee of the International Bar Association. She also regularly writes chapters for legal text books such as the Franchise Law Review, the Life Sciences Reviews, the Franchise Law Journal, the IBA's newsletters and Middle East journals and she is regularly invited to speak at events throughout the GCC. Winner of ”Best Franchise Law Firm of the Year” award Arab Franchise Awards, 2022 Winner of ”Intellectual Property Firm of the Year” award The Oath Magazine – Middle East 2022 LinkedIn Profile: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/melissa-murray-868135b