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Robin Hayes

Whitney Moore, Ireland

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Robin is a partner in Whitney Moore's IP team.  He practises in the fields of dispute resolution and intellectual property (contentious and non-contentious). He has considerable experience in contentious IP work, including litigation involving claims of infringement and revocation of patents which protect medical devices, pharmaceuticals and electronic point-of-sale devices.

Robin is also experienced in trade mark law (including comparative advertising), passing off and acting, amongst others, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants operating in the FMCG, motor and entertainment industries.

Robin acted for McCambridge Limited in its successful proceedings before the High Court and Supreme Court alleging passing off of its bread packaging by a competitor and also in its subsequent claim in the High Court for an account of the defendant’s profits. He is also particularly active in advising clients in contractual disputes over the licensing of technology.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor: 2007, appointed as an associate: 2011 and partner in 2017.

Education

BA (Mod) Business and Economics, 2001, Trinity College Dublin. Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies, 2002, DIT.

Mentions

Ireland

Dispute resolution

Ireland

Intellectual property

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