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Key practice areas
Copyright & related rights
Intellectual property
Patent disputes
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Trade mark prosecution - law firms
IP transactions
Firm overview

A&L Goodbody is consistently ranked as the leading Intellectual Property (IP) law firm in Ireland. We advise on all aspects of creating, exploiting, protecting and enforcing IP. Our areas of expertise include patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, passing off, confidentiality, trade secrets, database rights and contractual rights.

Our clients are the world's leading technology companies, pharma companies, financial institutions and telecoms operators. Our team has broad experience on contentious IP matters and our team regularly litigates IP matters before the Irish and European courts.

Our strategic and pragmatic advice is aimed at helping clients maximise and protect their brands, ideas and technologies. Our team is made up of lawyers who have international IP experience, allowing us to advise on complex IP strategy and litigation including:

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Belfast, London, New York, San Francisco

Address:
International Financial Services Centre
25 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 H104
Tel:+353 1 649 2000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.algoodbody.com/
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Overview

A&L Goodbody is recommended for IP disputes and transactions work.  

Notable practitioners: John Whelan and John Cahir.  

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