Intellectual property

William Fry LLP

Regularly dealing with all aspects of the creation, maintenance, and enforcement of IP rights and advising on strategy and protection, William Fry LLP is highly regarded for its breadth of expertise. The team’s clients include companies in the agriculture, media, pharmaceutical, and technology industries. Leo Moore, who regularly offers advice on trademark issues, along with trademark portfolio management and brand protection strategies, co-heads the practice with Laura Scott, who brings broad litigation expertise, offering strategic counsel on patent issues for clients before courts. Charleen O’Keeffe is another key contact.

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Testimonials

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‘The IP team at William Fry is proactive and delivers on time. Of course, they know IP law inside out, but they have a unique ability to simplify and explain the law and its application to the facts to business colleagues, gaining their confidence and buy-in.’
‘Laura Scott is my go-to contact on all patent litigation matters. She gives great confidence and reassurance to clients on the matters under her control. Colette Brady is very fast-acting and responsive. John Sugrue interacts wonderfully with all legal and business colleagues in our company. He is dedicated and pro-active, knows when to seek partner input and is a great asset to the team.’
'Leo Moore can combine deep legal knowledge with a practical, client-focused approach.'
'My go-to person is Leo Moore. Leo is personable and gets on well with people, which I value as I know my clients will be well looked after. He brings a real sense of the deal and commercial realities, seeing the solution and working to achieve the best results for the client. He delivers effective solutions. He displays professionalism, innovative thinking, and unwavering commitment to client satisfaction.'
'Incredible team with excellent skill levels on all professional levels. Very responsive, Leo Moore is a great team leader.'
'Leo Moore is outstanding, attentive, responsive and smart.'
'William Fry is the gold standard in Ireland. Strong partner-led team supported by talented associates. Pragmatic, approachable, commercial and knowledgeable.'
'Charleen O’Keefe is on the rise for handling complex disputes commercially and pragmatically. Laura Scott is commercial, knowledgeable and able to explain complicated issues clearly. Colette Brady is a talented lawyer with a real flair for trade mark disputes. Leo Moore is arguably the best commercial IP lawyer in Ireland.'

Key clients

Diageo
Valeo Food Groups
X-Celeprint
Tines
Eli Lilly
AstraZeneca
Skyscanner
UKG
Bayer Cropscience AG
Bayer AG
easyGroup Limited
Moderna

Work highlights

Advised Diageo on a wide variety of intellectual property matters.
Represented easyGroup in two separate trade mark infringement and passing off cases taken before the Irish High Court's commercial division.
Represented Skyscanner in the commercial court proceedings brought by Ryanair.