Paul heads the firm's Media and Technology team and divides his time between our London and Edinburgh offices. Paul specialises in intellectual property law and advises clients in all sectors from high technology to branding and media clients. Paul and his team are dedicated to delivering simple, workable solutions in a complex and changing area of law. Paul also sits on the intellectual property law reform committee of the Law Society of Scotland. According to client research carried out by Chambers 2012, Paul "shows good judgement of how aggressively to pursue a case whilst giving us all the options we need".

Admitted in Scotland.

Professional Associations
Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland Intellectual Property Committee
Patent Office Software Patents Committee
Licensing Executives' Society

• McDonald's: No Longer the Big Cheese after Losing Big Mac Trade Mark Battle with Supermac's

  By Paul Carlyle |January 2019

• Beware Geeks Bearing Gifts - Why Sports' Rights Holders Need to Think Carefully Before Moving Away from 'Traditional' Broadcasters

  By Paul Carlyle |August 2018

Additional ArticlesRegulation and Markets Beyond 2000 - Ashgate 2000 (Ed Macgregor, Prosser & Villiers) - Co-author of Chapter on Telecommunications Regulation

Law and the Internet (2nd Ed) - Hart 2001 (Ed Edwards & Waelde) - Author of Chapter on Telecommunications Law