Claire Milne

Claire Milne is a partner within the Corporate department in the Isle of Man. She is Team Leader for the Intellectual Property and Science & Technology teams in the Isle of Man. Claire has over 20 years´ experience (both in-house and in private practice) of all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP rights across the spectrum and has dealt with all aspects of commercialisation of IP rights for businesses ranging from start-ups and university spin-outs to large multi-national pharmaceutical companies. She has also worked on major bespoke software and hardware development projects, especially for the financial services and gaming sectors. Claire specialises in advising online gaming and gambling operators, e-business companies and telecoms companies and also advises on data protection and outsourcing issues. Claire was Chair of the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission from 2007 – 2012. She is also founding member of the Isle of Man Data Protection Officers´ Forum. Some examples of Claire’s work include advising: the government of the Isle of Man to review the island’s IP legislation and recommend amendments thereto; a number of international banks and insurance companies on the international transfer of their customer personal data; various major brand owners on their trade-mark strategies and licensing strategies in the Isle of Man and Europe; a major bank on the establishment of its e-money service; and a number of international banks and insurance companies on major outsourcing deals. · Appleby

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Claire Milne is a partner in the Corporate department in the Isle of Man and team leader for the Isle of Man Intellectual Property and Science & Technology teams, with over 20 years' in-house and private practice experience. She advises on contentious and non-contentious IP, commercialisation of IP, technology projects, data protection, outsourcing and regulatory matters, with a strong focus on online gaming, e-business and financial services clients.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTechnology & ITCorporate / M&AData ProtectionGaming & GamblingFinancial ServicesTelecommunicationsRegulatory

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Isle of Man

Appleby · Claire Milne is a partner within the Corporate department in the Isle of Man. She is Team Leader for the Intellectual Property and Science & Technology teams in the Isle of Man. Claire has over 20 years´ experience (both in-house and in private practice) of all aspects of contentious and non-contentious IP rights across the spectrum and has dealt with all aspects of commercialisation of IP rights for businesses ranging from start-ups and university spin-outs to large multi-national pharmaceutical companies. She has also worked on major bespoke software and hardware development projects, especially for the financial services and gaming sectors. Claire specialises in advising online gaming and gambling operators, e-business companies and telecoms companies and also advises on data protection and outsourcing issues. Claire was Chair of the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission from 2007 – 2012. She is also founding member of the Isle of Man Data Protection Officers´ Forum. Some examples of Claire’s work include advising: the government of the Isle of Man to review the island’s IP legislation and recommend amendments thereto; a number of international banks and insurance companies on the international transfer of their customer personal data; various major brand owners on their trade-mark strategies and licensing strategies in the Isle of Man and Europe; a major bank on the establishment of its e-money service; and a number of international banks and insurance companies on major outsourcing deals.

Isle of Man

Expertise

Online gaming & gambling operatorsE‑business / E‑commerceTelecomsFinancial services (banks & insurance)Pharmaceutical companiesStart‑ups & university spin‑outsBespoke software & hardware development projectsOutsourcing & IT contracts

Education

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
University of Aberdeen

Admissions

Solicitor, Law Society of Scotland (qualified 1992)
Advocate of the Isle of Man (qualified 2009)