John Cahir leads A&L Goodbody LLP‘s team, which is well-positioned to advise on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious IP issues relating to new technologies and products. Alongside extensive experience representing clients in large cases to come before the Irish courts, the team advises on the IP aspects of corporate transactions, and various copyright, patent and trade mark infringement issues. Also noted for his proficiency handling disputes, John Whelan and Aideen Burke field a considerable workload for technology and pharma companies, regularly advising on the exploitation and protection of IP.
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Key clients
- Diesel SpA
- Abbott Laboratories
- Lyft Inc
Work highlights
Advising Diesel SpA in relation to litigation concerning a long-running trade mark dispute with an Irish company, Montex.
Advising global technology platforms in relation to IP issues arising from the training and deployment of new AI tools.
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Practice head
John Cahir
Other key lawyers
John Whelan; Aideen Burke; Stephen King; Sarah Douglas