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Brodies LLP

Intellectual Property

UK Guide 2026 : Scotland


Brodies LLP

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About

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Our IP experts deliver commercially-focused, specialist advice and insight, working with local and international businesses and organisations in life sciences, pharma, food and drink, media & entertainment, luxury brands, financial services, aviation & defence, oil & gas, energy & utilities, transport and technology, as well as the public sector.

Our dedicated IP dispute resolution team has extensive experience in dealing with all types of infringement, validity and entitlement disputes via pre action correspondence, litigation, arbitration and mediation. Our commercial team deals with all aspects of commercialisation and exploitation of IP and handles high value IP transactional work and advisory/regulatory work.

On regulatory matters, our team has served the most heavily regulated entries globally, including leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical devices, foods and consumer products. Our regulatory expertise spans multiple sectors and we regularly advise clients on the interpretation and application of EU/UK legislation relevant to their business.

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Intellectual Property - Scotland

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Brodies in Edinburgh offers an impressive bench of commercial and contentious IP specialists who have experience of all conceivable procedures involving all core rights. The team acts for international as well as local leaders in all key economic sectors, including hi-tech, energy, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. It has additional expertise in life sciences regulation. It is especially well regarded for litigation, including patent and design infringement cases.

Strengths

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  • The team take the time to get to know us as clients and as a business, which makes a significant difference. They are always happy to help and are proactive in providing solutions.

    Intellectual Property respondentUK
  • They provide frank, commercial and pragmatic advice to the client; they don't just list options, they speak to the client regularly, so they know the client's business.

    Intellectual Property respondentUK
  • Brodies was very knowledgeable about intellectual property and was able to get to the key elements in the data we provided to them quickly.

    Intellectual Property respondentUK
  • Brodies combines first-class technical expertise with a distinctly start-up-friendly mindset. Their professionalism is evident in the precision of their drafting and the rigour of their risk analysis.

    Intellectual Property respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Alison Bryce
    Band 2Alison Bryce

    Alison Bryce

    Alison Bryce has much experience in trade mark and design licensing and rights assignment in corporate transactions. She also assists with trade mark prosecution and portfolio management.
    • Alison has been a fantastic support to our business. She truly understands our needs and delivers clear advice on challenging matters.

      Intellectual Property respondentUK
    • Alison Bryce was knowledgeable, competent and helpful.

      Intellectual Property respondentUK
    • Alison is a brilliant lawyer. Her advice is always top-class and her friendly manner is always evident.

      Intellectual Property respondentUK
    • Alison Bryce is very experienced and is very good at what she does. She is also a good leader for the Brodies IP Team. She is a trusted adviser.

      Intellectual Property respondentUK
  • Band 3Grant Campbell
    Band 3Grant Campbell

    Grant Campbell

    Grant Campbell is the head of non-contentious IP at Brodies in Edinburgh. He advises innovators in software and all manner of scientific disciplines on the assignment and licensing of rights, technology transfer and the implications of data and information law for IP assets.
  • Band 3Iain Rutherford
    Band 3Iain Rutherford

    Iain Rutherford

    Iain Rutherford leads the IP and IT disputes team at Brodies. He has a particular strength advising clients in the music field.

    • He is very technical and offered great support.

      Intellectual Property respondentUK

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