Intellectual Property

About

Provided by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

We are a leading and trusted intellectual property advisor to a wide variety of multinationals, indigenous companies, third level institutions and state bodies. Our dedicated Intellectual Property team specialises in protecting, capitalising and maximising our clients’ investments in their IP.

Our global coverage and sector focus on technology, energy, built environment, financial services, healthcare and life sciences sets our practice apart. We understand the unique challenges faced by our clients and our leading lawyers consistently deliver innovative and strategic solutions to meet them. We pride ourselves in our approach to IP disputes as a case done differently.

We can assist clients in planning, developing and implementing their IP strategy by advising on the commercialisation, creation, acquisition, protection, exploitation and enforcement of their IP portfolio and if necessary, litigate on our client’s behalf to enforce their rights.

We advise on:

• Contentious and non-contentious IP issues
• Transactional IP
• IP strategies, protection and enforcement
• Trade mark clearance, prosecution and maintenance
• Global trade mark portfolio management
• Exploitation of IP (licencing, assignment, franchising and distribution)
• Research and development contracts
• Technology transfer
• Patent, trade mark, copyright and design rights infringement
• Passing off