Intellectual Property Lawyers

Our Services

We have extensive experience and a deep understanding of the law surrounding trade marks, copyright, and design rights for domestic and international clients. You can find more information about each of these below.

Trade Marks

We can help you apply for a trade mark at the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) or the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which covers all EU member states. In addition, we can resolve cases of trade mark infringement, either via settlement or litigation.

Find out more about our trade mark services in Ireland

Copyright

In Ireland, copyright is an automatic right given to the creator of a work. No registration is required. However, you may need the assistance of a lawyer to fight against copyright infringement, transfer ownership, or ensure you’ve done everything to protect your valuable work correctly.

Find out more about our copyright services in Ireland

Design Rights

It’s always best to register your designs to gain exclusive control of the intellectual property rights. We can help you register your designs, license them to third parties, and resolve infringement disputes.

Find out more about our design rights services

Other Services

We can also help you with contentious and non-contentious issues relating to any of the following:

• Confidential Information & NDAs
• Database Rights
• Data Protection
• Image Rights
• IP Licensing & Collaboration Agreements
• Patents

Frequently Asked Questions

Who do you work with?

We work with businesses of all sizes in Ireland and Europe, from one-man startups to established household brands.

How can I protect my intellectual property in Ireland and the EU?

The process for protecting your intellectual property in Ireland depends on the rights in question. The four main types of rights are copyright, designs, patents, and trade marks. Trade marks can be registered with the IPOI, as can patents and designs.

However, the registration of such rights is territorial. This means you must register these rights with foreign intellectual property bodies if you require protection abroad.

Copyright is slightly different as copyright arises automatically on the creation of original work in Irish law.

To ensure your entire IP portfolio is accounted for and adequately protected, we highly recommend speaking to a specialist lawyer.

Someone is infringing my intellectual property, what should I do?

If a person or business is infringing your IP without your permission, you should collect evidence, such as video recordings, screenshots or physical assets.

Then, speak to your lawyers about the infringement. You’ll need evidence of your ownership of the IP rights you allege they are infringing. For rights that you can register, such as a trade mark, this will be fairly simple. However, ownership of other rights, such as copyright, may be more difficult to prove.

Your legal advisors will then suggest a course of action to resolve the issue, usually starting with a cease and desist letter and possibly leading to litigation.

Where can I learn more?

To learn more about intellectual property law in Ireland and Europe, we recommend the following online resources:

• Understanding IP – Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI)
• European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
• World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)