Entrusted by significant transport, retail, pharmaceutical, and technology clients, Arthur Cox’s key strengths lie in handling a broad spectrum of contentious and non-contentious IP matters for a variety of domestic and international clients. The group regularly collaborates with the firm’s tax and corporate teams to provide holistic advice on IP issues. Olivia Mullooly heads the practice and regularly offers advice on trade mark issues, along with copyright licensing and trade mark infringements. Keith Smith and Naoise Cosgrove bring broad litigation expertise.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Some of the best professionals in their domain of expertise.’
  • ‘Always on time on agreed deadlines - quality work.’
  • ‘The Arthur Cox IP team, in particular Olivia Mullooly, provide an exemplary service. Olivia brings an exceptionally high level of legal expertise and a deep understanding of the practical realities that businesses face. She provides precise, definitive and utterly practical advice. She is definitely at the forefront of IP lawyers in Ireland.’
  • ‘I highly recommend Keith Smith and Olivia Mullooly for their professionalism and legal knowledge.’

Key clients

  • CRH
  • Meta
  • Kerry Group
  • Ryanair
  • Origin Enterprises plc
  • Glanbia Plc
  • Foundry Innovation and Research 1, Limited
  • Flutter Entertainment
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • Irish Hospice Foundation
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals

Work highlights

  • Advised Kerry Group on their transactional matters.
  • Represented Meta in Irish High Court proceedings brought by Qatari billionaire and head of the Al Mana Group, Wissam Al Mana, regarding alleged fake advertisements appearing on the Facebook platform using his name and image to promote a Bitcoin-related product.
  • Advised the Irish Hospice Foundation on the relaunch of the Peter and the Wolf project, a fundraising initiative from 2003.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olivia Mullooly

Other key lawyers

Keith Smith, Naoise Cosgrove