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Cara McGlynn

Associate

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Cara McGlynn

Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN
United Kingdom
Languages English

Cara McGlynn is an Associate in our Technology, Intellectual Property and Media team specialising in contentious intellectual property.

Cara has expertise in all areas of contentious intellectual property including trade marks, patents, copyright, confidential information and designs. Cara has acted for a range of clients across a wide variety of sectors. Cara adopts a collaborative and friendly, commercially focused approach tailored to clients’ objectives and priorities. Cara has experience of managing and running complex IP litigation, the majority of which takes place in the Court of Session (Scotland’s Supreme Court).

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Recognised as a “Rising Star” for the past two years.

Managing IP

“personable and commercially savvy”

World Trade Mark Review

“Cara McGlynn is very knowledgeable, commercially minded and easy to work with.”

Legal 500

Recognised as a “Rising Star” for the past two years.

Managing IP

“personable and commercially savvy”

World Trade Mark Review

“Cara McGlynn is very knowledgeable, commercially minded and easy to work with.”

Legal 500

Relevant experience

  • A number of Scotch Whisky brands in relation to trade mark infringement, passing off and breach of the Scotch Whisky Regulations.
  • A major licensing society on infringement and enforcement proceedings in Scotland. Such work has included raising copyright infringement actions in the Court of Session, including a petition and complaint for breach of interdict.
  • Various global and Scottish-based companies recovering infringing domain names through the WIPO domain name dispute resolution procedure. 
  • A major oil and gas provider in a patent entitlement and infringement claim relating to offshore technology. 
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Publications

  • Changing tracks : Cara McGlynn explains that the UK’s departure from EU membership could spell big alterations for the country’s IP dispute regime - Intellectual Property Magazine ; February, 2021.
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Education

  • 2015 - Dip LP, University of Dundee, Dundee
  • 2013 – Scots and English LLB Dual Qualifying Degree, University of Dundee, Dundee
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Expertise

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25/04/2023
Copycats
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Event Webinar
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Home is where the mark is: An overview of the use of geographical indications...
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Law-Now Consumer Products
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Fighting Fit-ness - lululemon v Peloton
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Law-Now Consumer Products
29/04/2022
World IP Day: benefits of enforcing IP rights in Scotland
This week we celebrated World IP Day. To mark the occasion and reiterate the importance of intellectual property, we want to raise awareness of the benefits of enforcing IP rights in Scotland. The vast...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
23/03/2022
The Shape of UK law on copyright infringement
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Law-Now Intellectual Property