The ’versatile and adaptable’ practice at Morton Fraser MacRoberts routinely represents Scotland’s large public and private sector organisations in complex copyright infringement and trade mark protection disputes. Euan Duncan, who leads the team from Edinburgh, specialises in the tech, media, and life sciences sectors. David Gourlay stands out for his brand protection work, while Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor is knowledgeable on the commercialisation of IP rights. Julie Hamilton focuses on contractual claims. Andrew Walker is also recommended.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Euan Duncan and his team take a very genuine and personal interest into your business and its needs ensuring that they deliver against the needs being requested.’
‘The team has exceptional knowledge of matters around intellectual property and trademarking, this depth of experience meant that they were able to resolve a tricky trademark challenge that I was faced with. They communicated with me in language I could understand easily and were patient and reassuring throughout the process, which was resolved very much to my satisfaction.’
Key clients
- Dacoll Group Limited
- Kilchoman Distillery Company Limited
Work highlights
- Handled the sale of the globally renowned and popular board game Articulate! (and other games including the Logo Game) to an international Japanese games manufacturer and distributer on behalf of Drummond Games.
- Advising longstanding client Chisholm Hunter, a UK-wide jeweller and specialist diamond merchant, with respect to various matters relating to its brand and intellectual property.