Clyde & Co has boosted its Middle East intellectual property (IP) group with the hire of a partner from DLA Piper.

Joycia Young, who specialises in IP and franchising, was head of IP for the Middle East, South Asia and Africa (MESA) region at DLA and was based in the UK top 10 firm's Dubai office.

Major deals she worked on at DLA included advising Abu Dhabi media city twofour54 on on filing for trademark registration of its brand in 20 countries throughout the MESA region.