The intellectual property team at Hayes Solicitors LLP continues to work on complex and high-value IP matters, with notable expertise in the sports, media and advertising sectors. Renowned as a trade mark expert, practice head David Phelan provides comprehensive advice on a broad spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious IP issues. The duo of Jeremy Erwin and Laura Fannin regularly assists clients with trade mark registration and IP protection in Ireland, while Matthew Austin specialises in matters related to online and digital copyright licensing. The team is further strengthened by the expertise of IP rights specialist Cian Clinch.

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Key clients

  • Primark
  • Unilever
  • The Irish Times
  • Ogilvy
  • NK Management
  • Technopath Clinical Diagnostics
  • IIU
  • United Biscuits
  • TBWA Dublin
  • TK Maxx
  • In The Company of Huskies
  • Steelworks Investments LLC
  • Publicis
  • Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland
  • Vision Consulting
  • Boys & Girls
  • Newspaper Licensing Ireland
  • The Irish Cancer Society
  • Society of the Irish Motor Industry
  • The Association of Promotional Marketing Consultants in Ireland
  • Public House
  • Simmons & Simmons
  • CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
  • Nestlé
  • Pepsi

Work highlights

  • Advised Primark on contentious and non-contentious intellectual property issues.
  • Advised NK Management on image rights, performance rights, programme content, copyright, trade marks and inventions.
  • Advised The Irish Times on a wide range of intellectual property matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Phelan

Other key lawyers

Jeremy Erwin, Laura Fannin, Matthew Austin, Cian Clinch