When people come to us with a good idea, they want creative solutions for bringing that idea to fruition. They want a fresh approach, backed up by a pragmatic outlook and sound legal knowledge.
They also want practical help. In the current climate, it is essential to protect your assets and to maximise their potential. Therefore, all our intellectual property specialists offer you an entrepreneurial approach. We’re here to make ideas and businesses grow, not to stifle them.
We advise a wide variety of clients on intellectual property law matters. They include Scotland’s leading research universities, healthcare companies, and IP consultancies. We are on the legal panel of the Intellectual Assets Centre, providing intellectual property law advice to its own clients. Our work for Edinburgh and St Andrews universities means we handle large volumes of IP work, much of it complex. We also work with numerous start-up and spin-out companies whose IP portfolios are fundamental to the success of their business.
We are happy to advise you on a broad range of IP areas, for example:
- commercialisation of IP
- protection against infringements
- drafting and negotiating contract agreements and licences
- copyright and designs
- patents
- media communications and agreements (television, publishing and music)
- e-commerce and internet
- contentious intellectual property matters.
We are one of the few law firms in Scotland to have a dedicated team specialising in ‘pure’ intellectual property, as opposed to a team that handles IP and technology issues in tandem. Wherever necessary, our specialist IP and technology teams work closely together to help clients.
Our intellectual property team is highly regarded across the UK. Head of the team Leigh Davidson is accredited with the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in IP law and is recognised as an expert in the field of IP by the Chambers guide to the Legal Profession. Members of our team are dual-qualified in England and Scotland, meaning we can advise clients north and south of the border.
To explain some of the IP and other issues you need to consider if you want to commercialise a research idea, we have also published a brochure on Spin-outs – what you need to know. Lindsays Guide for Spin Outs
Latest service news & features
Lindsays celebrates recognition record
22 August 2010
Lindsays is celebrating an unprecedented level of recognition in one of the major professional rankings publications.
Bulletin - Corporate & Technology - June 2010
29 June 2010
This issue covers, amongst other things, limiting liability to your customers, new corporate governance guidance for unlisted companies, an increase in fines for breaches of the Data Protection Act, and the recent removal of the 14 day concession for rejected accounts.
Dr Ewan Chirnside, Director of Research and Enterprise Services, The University of St Andrews)“We have used Lindsays as our only legal provider over the last 5 years. The team’s expertise and total commitment to supporting our business, together with legal input of the highest quality, has helped St Andrews double our research and licensing business income.”
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