IP and IT
The value of companies and organisations rests increasingly in the "intellectual property" they own.
The value of companies and organisations rests increasingly in the "intellectual property" they own.
Austin is an award winning-lawyer and a Partner within our Corporate Division in Edinburgh.
Protecting brands, patents, copyright and knowhow is central to securing the value of that intellectual property, and also to exploiting it, for example through licensing.
IT contracts are a specialised area of the law which is continually developing and the advent of cloud computing requires agreements carefully tailored to maximise the benefits of "software as a service".
Our clients include SMEs, major household names, clients in the technology sector and public sector organisations. From our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London we advise businesses across the UK and many of our lawyers are dual-qualified (Scotland/England and Wales).
We're commercially minded and take the time to understand your business so we can give clear advice on optimising your IP and IT strategy. Our lawyers are straight talking, pragmatic, accessible and commercially minded.
We advise on hundreds of corporate and commercial transactions every year so we know the likely pitfalls and how to pre-empt problems. Whatever comes up, the chances are that one of our experienced lawyers has seen it before.
The IP and IT team is ranked by Legal 500.
We understand the importance of providing fee clarity and value for money. We're happy to have an initial, free, no-obligation meeting to discuss how we can help. We can either quote fixed fees or give you a clear indication of the likely fee based on an agreed scope of work.