Full service Scottish law firm, Thorntons, has achieved its first appearance in the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000
Brand is crucial to any business owner. Name, logo, symbols, slogan – even colour – can be associated with a brand. It’s vital that assets such as these are protected with a trade mark which provides the legal right to stop others from using a brand that has been developed and invested in.
Katy Dow
Katy has specialisted in Intellectual Property since completing her Traineeship with the firm and qualifying as a Solicitor.
She advises individuals, businesses and public sector bodies on a wide range of Intellectual Property matters including commercialisation, licensing, the protection of confidential information and general commercial contracts. Katy has a particular interest in research and commercial collaborations and copyright law.
Katy strives to provide excellent client care and commercially focused advice. She is also a Notary Public.
Liam McMonagle
Dual qualified in Scots and English law
Liam is a highly experienced commercial lawyer whose practice covers corporate and commercial work with a particular focus on the technology, gambling and education sectors. His practice is a mix of advisory work, commercial transactions and dispute resolution.
Liam joined Thorntons in 2010 from Dundas & Wilson (now CMS) having previously worked in London for leading media firm Harbottle & Lewis.
Kirsty Stewart
Dual qualified Chartered Trade Mark Attorney. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Intellectual Property.
Kirsty has over 10 years’ experience in intellectual property law and heads up the firm’s in-house trade mark and branding agency.