IRELAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Hannah McLoughlin, Jane Bourke, Karen Gallagher and Kevin Doyle, Pinsent Masons Ireland LLP
Pinsent Masons Ireland LLP is recognised by Cham - bers as a leading firm for IP work in Ireland. The team has acted in some of the most significant intellectual property cases in the Irish Courts across a broad range of areas, from pharmaceutical patents to trade marks and passing off, copyright and database right infringement, and misuse of confidential information. The Irish team also offers a fully integrated interna - tional trade mark and design service, working closely
with over 100 IP specialists across the firm’s offices in the UK and Europe (particularly in France, Germany and the Netherlands). It works with companies of all sizes, from domestic start-ups to international organ - isations, advising them at all stages of the IP life cycle from brand clearance to registration, commercialisa - tion and enforcement. Key clients include Sweaty Betty, Trinny, Teva, Accord, Comfrt and Flogas.
Authors
Hannah McLoughlin is an associate solicitor at Pinsent Masons Ireland. She completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice at Oxford University, and received a first‑class award on the
Karen Gallagher is a partner in Pinsent Masons’ intellectual property team in Dublin. Her expertise spans contentious and advisory IP, AI and data. She is an Irish and England & Wales qualified solicitor, Unified
Law Society of Ireland’s Diploma in IP and Technology. Hannah has acted as the lead associate in a number of high‑profile cases before the IP Division of the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal, playing a central role in managing discovery, witness statements and submissions. She has advised clients on trade mark infringement and copyright licensing issues, and on domain name dispute resolution procedures and social media takedown requests.
Patent Court representative, Irish and European trade mark attorney, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and AI Governance Professional (AIGP). Karen co-leads Pinsent Masons’ international generics and biosimilars focus group. She is a member of the International Trademark Association Patents Committee; the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys UPC Committee; and the Law Society of Ireland Intellectual Property and Data Protection Committee.
Jane Bourke is a senior associate at Pinsent Masons Ireland. She holds a master’s degree in IP and IT from University College Dublin, and is a registered Irish trade mark agent. With over ten years’ experience as a
Kevin Doyle is a trainee solicitor on the intellectual property team at Pinsent Masons Ireland, where he supports the team on a broad range of IP matters. Kevin holds an LLB from Trinity College Dublin and
solicitor, Jane has a broad litigation background across IP and technology matters, as well as experience in transactional and data-related work. Notably, she worked on one of the first website blocking injunctions granted in Ireland.
completed an exchange programme in Emory University, Atlanta as part of his undergraduate degree.
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