Intellectual Property

Thorntons and the Creative Industries
Thorntons is proud to be one of only a few Scottish law firms that have a dedicated specialist intellectual property team. We are developing specialist niche markets in the Creative Industries and have developed extensive experience in this unique sector.

Thorntons and the Music Industry
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So what's the big idea?
There's a silent revolution going on and you may be part of it. Innovation and invention is happening all around. From scientists tomusicians, Software designers to artists - all are developing new, innovative concepts and creating new, exciting environments.The pace of change is rapidly increasing.

You may be involved in creating this change, you may be part of the revolution - and your business success may depend on not only discovering, but also commercialising these unique ideas. Your greatest asset may simply be your knowledge.

Whatever your big idea - you should protect it.

We have the solution.
Protection.
It is essential that you are aware of your needs.You need the right people with the right expertise an skills to help you safeguard and exploit your innovations, ensuring that your ideas and your knowledge - no matter how simple - are protected.

You must act fast - we will.

Our commercially-orientated approach, with the emphasis on effective and practical problem solving will deliver the best protection, cost effectively.

Working with businesses at the sharp-end of design and copyright issues through to universities dealing with patents and licenses, we are aware of the unique circumstances and goals of each client. Our team brings together a range of experiences specialist lawyers whose objective is to meet your specific needs.

There's a silent revolution going on - and we're all part of it.

Visionaries
At Thorntons we have struck a unique balance between the benefits of being an established legal practice and the modernity of embracing new ideas and technologies.

In working with our clients, our philosophy is simple - meeting your needs is our paramount concern. Each client is unique and has unique goals and objectives. Our approach is to build solid relationships with our client and to share in their vision.

With specialist expertise, our team of lawyers delivers a professional service. These motivated individuals, whose experience and knowledge encompasses much more than just the law, create a formidable team to have on your side. With a dedicated team of IP lawyers - which boastsa specialist accredited by The Law Society of Scotland in IP Law ( Stewart Brymer) - we can advise businesses on getting it right first time, avoiding potentially costly consequences.