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IP & Technology
Our IP & Technology team are committed to ensuring we deliver the highest quality legal service by ensuring we put our clients at the focus of everything we do. We have a reputation for commercial thinking and our lawyers focus on the issues that really matter.
We provide flexible, client-focussed advice in a number of sectors including: financial services; media and creative industries; technology; life sciences; energy and public sector.
Intellectual Property
We offer specialised skills in the protection, enforcement and effective exploitation of all forms of intellectual property and intellectual capital. We also advise our clients on minimising risk and exposure in relation to any third party intellectual property rights.
What sets up apart from the majority of our competitors in Scotland is that we have genuine expertise in providing both non-contentious and contentious services as part of a fully developed offering.
We advise on a full range of IP issues, including:
- trade mark and brand protection
- copyright licensing
- patent licensing
- R&D agreements
- creative works
- intellectual property disputes
Technology
The team advises a diverse commercial and public sector client base on the full range of information technology and e-commerce issues. Our lawyers have a proven track record in delivering pragmatic and workable solutions for clients, in what can often be a complex area.
Our experience includes:
- software licensing
- IT procurement/outsourcing
- electronics
- website development and hosting
- e-commerce
- data protection
- IT disputes
With four partners and associates in the team singled out as IT/IP experts by Legal Experts, we know our expertise speaks for itself.
"...thriving IT/IP practice." Legal 500 2008
"a no-nonsense, diligent approach," Chambers UK 2009
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