Alastair McCulloch is an intellectual property lawyer, advising on patents, confidential information, trademarks, copyright, and designs. Alastair focuses on litigating technical matters, especially high-technology patents, but also advises on IP-led transactions. He has a scientific background having studied chemistry, physics, and cell biology.
Alastair works in the fields of pharmaceuticals, electronics and computer systems, specialist chemicals, medical devices, renewable energy, and mechanical engineering.
On dispute work, Alastair practices not only in cases before the English courts (including the Patents Court, the Patents County Court, and the Court of Appeal), but also in arbitrations and cases before the European Patent Office. Many of his cases have been international in nature, and he has extensive experience in multijurisdictional disputes, having coordinated litigation with parallel proceedings in the U.S. and around Europe and Asia.
On transactional matters, Alastair advises on all types of agreements in which intellectual property is important, including licensing, R&D, confidentiality, distribution, and broadcasting agreements.
Alastair is recommended in the Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Legal 500, and IAM250 World's Leading Patent Litigators directories. According to clients he "displays enormous resourcefulness and imagination in his work"(Chambers UK); is "fantastic" and a "trustworthy, excellent commercial lawyer" (Legal 500); and "an excellent patent litigator" (IAM250 World's Leading Patent Litigators).
Alastair is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and a member of AIPPI and AIPLA. He lectures frequently on patent and other IP matters.