Whitney Moore continues to maintain its strong presence in the full range of contentious intellectual property affairs, representing clients in trade mark and copyright infringement claims, as well as patent litigation. Practice head Robin Hayes has built an impressive reputation for handling contentious trade mark cases and regularly represents clients from a broad array of sectors, including manufacturing, sports, technology, and pharmaceuticals, in domestic and cross-border litigation proceedings before the Irish courts.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Excellent knowledge and expertise in all aspects of trade mark law, including contentious matters.’
  • ‘Robin Hayes provides expert advice in complicated cross-border infringement matters. He gives great attention to detail and maintains a high service level, including accessibility.’
  • ‘Agile and efficient. A nice-sized team with good collaborating abilities that could bring on additional resources when needed. Hardworking, very responsive and highly organized. Focused on what is important and got there quickly. Trustworthy.’
  • ‘I found Robin Hayes trustworthy, hardworking, responsive, highly organized, patient and understanding when needed. He is thorough and very knowledgeable in his work. He communicated each step, option, and recommendation. He arranged the relevant resources when needed. I would fully recommend Robin.’

Key clients

  • WaterWipes UC
  • Securitas AB
  • Nike
  • Peregrine Technologies (Holdings) Ltd
  • Cannon Tools Ltd
  • Shamrock Gift Company

Work highlights

  • Represented WaterWipes UC in a trade mark infringement action against Waterful Ltd.
  • Represented Securitas AB in trade mark infringement proceedings against DKSU4Securitas Ltd relating to the defendant’s use of the name “4Securitas”.
  • Represented Peregrine Technologies (Holdings) Ltd in patent revocation proceedings against the University of Limerick.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robin Hayes