Following a recent ACID Legal Affiliates meeting at which Colin Hulme was present, ACID is delighted to announce that Burness Paull have been appointed as ACID’s Scottish legal affiliates, giving our Scottish members access to experts in Scottish IP law and our other members access to advice if they are trading in Scotland. The enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights is very different in Scotland so we are thrilled to provide this expert resource.

Colin leads the Firm’s IP Practice, with focus on managing IP and technology disputes. Colin is highly regarded for his leading brand protection practice and also his work managing disputes concerning design rights, patents, trade marks, software, copyright and confidential information. The Burness Paull IP team are top ranked in all of the main Legal Directories and are currently Managing IP’s Litigation Firm of the Year in Scotland.

Colin is the only practising IP litigator in Scotland Rated Band 1 in Chambers UK and is a Leading Individual in Legal 500, Colin is one of only a handful of litigators to be accredited as an IP specialist by the Law Society of Scotland.  He is an associate member of CITMA and holds an LLM in IT and Telecommunications Law. “strategically brilliant” and “an outstanding IP lawyer.” (Legal 500) and described as a “renowned IP litigator.” By Chambers UK.

Colin Hulme said, “It is a great honour to be appointed as ACID’s Legal Affiliate for Scotland.  The entire team here is excited about the opportunities to provide much needed support for brilliant Scots design companies who risk infringement of their rights North of the Border.”

Dids Macdonald, OBE, ACID CEO said, “This is terrific news and we can’t wait to start working with Colin and his team. Plans are afoot to hold a Scottish design protection event. Colin comes highly recommended by Rachel Jones who provides ACID’s Brand Enforcement Service through her innovative company, Snapdragon!”

ACID members can contact Colin directly through the Affiliates tab on the member area of the ACID website www.acid.uk.com and through their website www.burnesspaull.com