Reddy Charlton LLP

Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence

Partner & head of Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence

EXPERTISE

·         Intellectual Property

·         Data Protection

·         Artificial Intelligence

·         Consumer law

·         Freedom of Information

·         Technology

·         Commercial contracting

EXPERIENCE

·         Joined Reddy Charlton LLP in 2026

·         Partner and head of Intellectual Property, Data Protection and AI

·         Former chair of the Law Society of Ireland’s Intellectual Property and Data Protection Committee

·         Named in the Business Post’s (Ireland’s leading financial newspaper) ‘Legal 100’ as one of the leading legal practitioners in the fields of Intellectual Property, Pharma & Life Sciences for two consecutive years

·         Consistently recognised leading IP publications such as Managing IP who recognised Maureen as a ‘Trademark Star 2026’

·         Member of UPC Committee of the Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys (APTMA)

Advises on all aspects of intellectual property law, including IP portfolio management, clearance, registration, defence, enforcement and the strategic protection of intellectual property rights. She advises on IP due diligences as well as the commercialisation of IP rights by way of licences, assignments, franchising, sponsorship, research and development, collaboration and non-disclosure agreements. She also provides strategic advice to clients in complex IP disputes as well as litigates such disputes before the Courts.

Advises on artificial intelligence, including compliance with the EU AI Act, issues relating to text and data mining, copyright and ownership considerations relating to AI-generated outputs, AI-related infringement risks and the protection of IP rights when using AI and AI procurement and contracting.

Advises on data protection law which includes GDPR compliance, data subject access requests, international data transfers, regulatory complaints and appeals, freedom of information matters and data breach management.

RECENT WORK HIGHLIGHTS

• Advises a global beverage company in respect of the management of its IP portfolio in Ireland to including clearing and registering brands

• Advising an indigenous company in the food industry in respect of a threatened passing off dispute

• Advising Triviumvet DAC in respect of the registration, strategic protection and management of its trade mark portfolio

• Advised an indigenous project management building company in respect of various data protection related matters including data access requests

• Advising an international healthcare company on various legal issues ranging from protection and registration of its IP rights to compliance with local data protection law (including amending data processing agreements and revising patient-facing documents)

• Advised a state-sponsored organisation on compliance with data protection and freedom of information law which included amending data sharing and data processing agreements to comply with the GDPR as well as advised on data access requests;

• Advising a national professional representative and educational body on a broad range of intellectual property, data protection and artificial intelligence matters, with a particular emphasis on protecting, preserving and maximising the value of its intellectual property assets in an increasingly digital and AI-driven environment

• Advised a company on the legal implications and risks of using certain generative AI tools to record and minute board meetings as well as provided practical guidance on risk mitigation and governance safeguards

• Advising Body & Soul Event Creations on all IP issues ranging from the protection, enforcement and strategic management of its IP rights to filing oppositions proceedings internationally as well as negotiating settlements

• Working with the private client team to advise a renowned international musician/songwriter on the estate and succession planning of a significant portfolio of IP and other assets which includes auditing copyright and related rights, reviewing ownership and royalty arrangements and advising on the protection, management and transfer of valuable creative assets

PUBLICATIONS

·         Irish contributor to a book entitled “Data Protection Laws of the World”

·         Irish contributor to a book entitled "Copyright in the Information Society: A Guide to National Implementation of the European Directive"

·         Irish contributor to a book entitled “Character Merchandising in Europe”

·         Co-contributor to a book on Technology and IP law

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English

·         Law Society of Ireland

·         Law Society of England and Wales

·         International Trademark Association

·         Licensing Executive Society International

·         Licensing Executive Society Great Britain & Ireland

·         Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)

·         International Association of Privacy Professionals

·         BSc (Honours) in Biochemistry from University College Dublin

·         Diploma in Legal Studies from College of Commerce, Rathmines (Dublin)

·         Diploma in Applied European Law from Law Society of Ireland

·         Master’s in Copyright Law from King’s College London

·         Qualified solicitor in Ireland, England and Wales

·         Fellow of the Law Society of Ireland (F.L.S.I)

·         Qualified Irish and European Trade Mark Attorney

·         Unified Patent Court Representative