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Charlottetown

141 Kent St., Suite 300
McInnes Cooper Building
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 1N3

Tel: 902.368.8473
Fax: 902.368.8346

Fredericton

570 Queen St., Suite 600
Barker House
Fredericton, NB
E3B 6Z6

Tel: 506.458.8572
Fax: 506.458.9903

Halifax

1969 Upper Water St., Suite 1300
Purdy’s Wharf Tower II
Halifax, NS
B3J 3R7

Tel: 902.425.6500
Fax: 902.425.6350

Moncton

644 Main St., Suite 400
Blue Cross Building, South Tower
Moncton, NB
E1C 1E2

Tel: 506.857.8970
Fax: 506.857.4095

Saint John

1 Germain St., Suite 1700
Brunswick Square
Saint John, NB
E2L 4V1

Tel: 506.643.6500
Fax: 506.643.6505

St. John’s

10 Fort William Pl., 5th Floor
Baine Johnston Centre
St. John’s, NL
A1C 1K4

Tel: 709.722.8735
Fax: 709.722.1763

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: Email: michael.melvin@mcinnescooper.com; Office: Fredericton

About Michael

Mike is a corporate-commercial law partner in our Fredericton office. His primary practice areas are franchise, trademark and technology law.

Mike is recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of franchise law in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and as a leader in his field in the Chambers Canada 2018 Guide. Mike is an active member of the Canadian Franchise Association’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee and frequently writes and speaks on legal matters affecting franchising. He is a contributing author of the American Bar Association book Fundamentals of Franchising – Canada, 2^nd ed., released in 2018.

Mike drafts and reviews franchise agreements, license agreements and various types of distributor and dealer agreements. For franchisors, he prepares franchise disclosure documents and advises regarding proper franchise disclosure practices. He advises franchise clients with respect to corporate structuring and re-structuring of their businesses and assists them to implement growth strategies such as area development and master franchising. He also frequently advises clients with respect to franchise disputes and franchisee terminations.

Mike is a Registered Trademark Agent and assists clients with all aspects of trademark law, including trademark applications, trademark opposition proceedings and trademark infringement matters, including “cybersquatting” disputes regarding infringing domain names.

Mike is active in the technology start-up space and advises start-up entrepreneurs with respect to incorporations and divisions of equity, protection of intellectual property and financing, among other matters.

Mike assists all types of businesses with matters of IP protection, licensing, purchases and sales of businesses, commercial financings and general commercial contracting. Mike has particular experience with supply chain matters and frequently drafts, reviews and negotiates manufacturing and supply agreements.

Mike earned his law degree at the University of New Brunswick, where he was the recipient of several New Brunswick Law Foundation scholarships.

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LL.B., University of New Brunswick (2006)
M.Mus., University of Arizona (2003)
M.Mus., San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2000)
B.Mus., Mount Allison University (1996)

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New Brunswick (2007)

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