Flynn O’Driscoll’s intellectual property team advises on all aspects of intellectual property law, handling a high volume of complex work on behalf of technology-driven businesses from the traditional through to the most cutting-edge engagements. Our intellectual property team works seamlessly with the wider firm’s technology, life sciences, corporate and employment resources to provide comprehensive advice to clients on matters that combine multiple disciplines.
Experience
Our intellectual property team represents a wide portfolio of clients including medtech companies, software companies and gaming companies, fashion houses and designers, content creators, digital content and digital service providers, fintech, insurance, agritech and food producers, publishers, educational and research institutions, spinout companies from local universities among others. In addition to representing a stand-out roster of leading domestic and international clients, our intellectual property team routinely facilitate entrepreneurs and innovators and create synergies between clients to create business opportunities when we see them.
Our key services include:
- Issues relating to the ownership and assignment of intellectual property rights
- Scope and effect of various domestic and international research aid, grants and other investments
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Drafting and negotiation of research, development/co-development and intellectual property related agreements (both standard and complex), including SAAS agreements, service level agreements, manufacturing agreements, merchandising agreements and various other forms of licence agreements
- Conducting intellectual property due diligence reviews
- Filing and commercialisation strategies (licensing, assignment, franchising and distribution)
- Full trade mark and design registration services, including management of global portfolios
- Securing protection of domain names including handling of domain name disputes
- Protection, ownership and commercial exploitation of creative content, digital content and other copyright protected material
- Enforcement and defence of intellectual property rights, including advising on passing off disputes
- Protection of trade secrets and confidential know-how
Recent
- Development, manufacturing and supply of precision medical devices
- Copyright infringement matter in respect of images displayed online
- Ownership, development and launch of e-commerce platform and related digital services
- Successfully resolved trade mark opposition proceedings before the European Union Intellectual Property Office
- Restructuring and assignment of intellectual property rights, including an intra-company arrangements
- Sale and assignment of registered trade marks, domain names and related intellectual property
