Mr Gerard Kelly > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
BARROW STREET
DUBLIN 4
D04 TR29
Ireland
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Work Department

Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property

Position

Partner, Head of Intellectual Property

Career

Gerard is head of the Intellectual Property team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. He has been involved in many of the most high profile and complex IP court cases in Ireland in recent years.

He advises clients on IP matters and disputes, including substantial patent, passing off, trade mark, copyright and design litigation.

Gerard is also a registered Irish and European trade mark agent. He has a particular expertise in the protection and licensing strategies for IP rights.

A hall mark of his practice is the ability to distil the core issues and take a holistic and strategic approach to resolving issues for clients.

Memberships

Law Society of Ireland; Law Society of England and Wales; Law Society of Northern Ireland; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Irish Taxation Institute; Association for the Protection on Industrial Property (AIPPI); International Trademark Association (INTA); European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA).

Education

University of Limerick, BA Law and Accounting; University College Dublin, Diploma, Arbitration; University College Dublin, LLM, Commercial Law; Law Society of Ireland, Diploma, E-Commerce; Irish Taxation Institute, AITI; King’s College London, University of London, Postgraduate Diploma, UK, European and US Law of Copyright and Related Rights; Law Society of Ireland, Diploma, Commercial Litigation; University of London, LLM, International Intellectual Property Law.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Intellectual property

(Leading partners)

Gerard KellyMason Hayes & Curran LLP

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP’s practice advises its portfolio of clients on the full range of intellectual property matters, from patent and copyright infringement litigation to mandates concerning the management of trademark portfolios. Gerard Kelly oversees the team and has substantial experience handling contentious matters involving copyright, trademark, design rights, and patent litigation. Hazel McDwyer is sought after by clients seeking advice on brand protection and IP rights. Eimear O’Brien and John Milligan are other key names.