Intellectual Property
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 2
Contact number
0131 228 3777About
Provided by Brodies LLP
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.
Chambers Review
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
Provided by Chambers
"We go to Brodies for anything that is particularly complicated. They have strong commercial knowledge and provide pragmatic advice."
"The Brodies IP team has great strength in depth."
"Brodies provide good clear advice and a 'partnership' approach where the solicitor is very much part of our team."
"All of the staff are approachable and professional, and have a wide understanding of IP law."
"We go to Brodies for anything that is particularly complicated. They have strong commercial knowledge and provide pragmatic advice."
"The Brodies IP team has great strength in depth."
"Brodies provide good clear advice and a 'partnership' approach where the solicitor is very much part of our team."
"All of the staff are approachable and professional, and have a wide understanding of IP law."
Notable Practitioners
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 excellent attention to detail and is driven. She has technical expertise which is paired with commerciality."
"Alison is one of Scotland’s foremost IP practitioners and deserves to be recognised as such."
"Alison is excellent to work with."
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.
"Grant is absolutely superb. He is very commercial, practical and sensible."
Iain Rutherford leads the IP and IT disputes team at Brodies. He has a particular strength advising clients in the music field.
"Iain is easily approachable and has a wide knowledge of IP law."
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