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Alistair Hindle & Associates (formerly Hindle Lowther) is a firm of Chartered Patent Agents, Registered Trade Mark Agents and European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, based in Edinburgh. We advise on patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and related issues, and secure legal protection for our clients' inventions, brands and designs. We provide expert, commercially-relevant advice and a high level of client service at a competitive price.

The firm was founded in 2005 and we are one of the fastest growing firms of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys in the UK. Our clients include a number of leading entrepreneurs, as well as multinationals, SMEs, start-ups, spin-outs, universities and other public sector bodies.

In patents, we have expertise in all major technical fields, with particular strengths in physics, chemistry, electronics, mechanical engineering, computer software, biotechnology and multidisciplinary fields such as nanotechnology and biophysics. In trade marks and designs, our expertise extends across numerous business sectors including the retail, food and drink, entertainment, media, communications, financial services and technology sectors.