Ireland

Firm overview

Founded in 2018, Inventorship is a boutique patent and design practice that offers creative solutions for clients of any size in Europe, Ireland, and worldwide. Our approach is to provide help which is as open, clear, and considered as possible.

We are open with our costs and will tell you the cost of any work we do before we do it. We don’t invoice by ambush.

Clarity is no accident – it takes time, effort, and sometimes multiple rewrites to compose a good sentence. But the extra effort is worth it. The result is that you get clearer advice, and our work is more effective at shepherding applications to grant.

We always think about what we do. We use proprietary software to analyse the European Patent Register – in addition to improving the quality of our work we can reduce risk by identifying and avoiding issues that have caused others to lose rights.

Quality control is a key part of our procedures – we monitor our timeliness, and our work is rigorously checked for errors before it is filed.

We are always working to improve the quality of our work – we care about every detail. After all, quality is a journey not a destination.

Founder Richard Gillespie takes pride in giving decision makers the information they need on a plate. He makes everything easy and is a pleasure to deal with.

He has particular expertise drafting and prosecuting high technology patent applications covering electrical and computer related technologies including:

• software and hardware for computers, cryptography, game consoles, and mobile phones; IC design; chip fabrication;
• mobile telephony technologies such as beam steering, soft and hard hand-off algorithms, antenna design etc.;
• optical devices;
• networking;
• optical communications components;
• interferometric modulators and interferometric modulator displays; and
• other specialist electronic circuitry (analogue and digital) as well as physics and mechanical engineering technologies, and design law.

Firm overview

Murgitroyd is a full-service intellectual property firm with a global reach. From filing and prosecution to searching and renewals, we provide the complete range of IP solutions.

Our UK and European patent, trade mark and design attorneys apply deep sector knowledge to support and add value to the world's leading innovators and brands. Over 16,000 clients trust us to look after strategically important IP rights.

While we are a true one-stop firm for end-to-end IP protection, we can tailor our service package to support your unique needs. Wherever you are in your IP lifecycle, we offer outstanding quality, hassle-free IP management and significant cost savings through our global buying power.

Our foundations of technical excellence and deep sector knowledge enable us to provide the right combination of attorneys and specialisms to handle your work. This helps us to consistently shape and manage commercially valuable IP portfolios, fully aligned to your business strategy.

Our global office network spans Europe, the US and Asia, offering direct representation in over 20 European countries. Plus, with over 460 employees (including over 125 attorneys) worldwide, our people have leading IP expertise across many industries including automotive, engineering & green technology; consumer brands & services; chemistry & materials; life sciences & healthcare; and software & related technology.

We are accredited by The Financial Times, The Legal 500, IP Stars, World Intellectual Property Review, World Trademark Review and IAM Patent 1000.

Talk to us today to find out more.

Firm overview

FRKelly, as the largest Intellectual Property firm in Ireland, specialises in filing, prosecution and opposition work before the EPO and the EUIPO. With over 90 years of experience, FRKelly is widely acknowledged as one of the top pre-eminent Intellectual Property law firms in Ireland and Europe.

FRKelly has offices in Ireland (Dublin and Cork) and the United Kingdom, employing 70 people, of which 30 are Intellectual Property practitioners.

The firm combines a reputable heritage with a pioneering vision and understands the value of innovation to an economy, representing many start-ups, entrepreneurs and research institutions, including Irish, UK and US universities.

While popular among domestic entities, the firm’s long-standing legacy has garnered an established international network, with more than half of its clients availing of its expertise from abroad, particularly prestigious US multinationals.

FRKelly has a strong affinity with a broad spectrum of sectors from life sciences, cleantech and medical devices to software, ICT and engineering.

Our Life Sciences Patents practice consists of 8 attorneys, including 6 Ph. D. qualified, and is led by Dr. Maura O’Connell, current Managing Partner. With over 20 years of experience, Maura specialises in oral hearings, oppositions and appeals, before the European Patent Office.

The ICT and Engineering Patents practice comprises 11 qualified patent attorneys, of which 2 are chartered engineers and 2 chartered physicists and is lead by David Brophy who also specializes in Design Law.

FRKelly have an extensive Trade Mark practice. Our Trade Mark Attorneys possess considerable  experience and an in-depth knowledge and understanding on all aspects of trade mark protection, with a particular focus on areas such as Food & Drinks, Entertainment, Marketing, Exports, and FCMG.

Shane Smith and Niamh Hall, two of our Trade Mark partners have also co-authored the book “Intellectual Property Law in Ireland (Dec 2016, 4th Edition)” which was nominated as law book of the year 2017.

We combine established expertise with a personalised approach to provide you with practical and effective legal advice, tailored to the needs of your business.

Last updated 11th May 2020 

Firm overview

Since 2008, PurdyLucey has grown to become one of Ireland's top European Intellectual Property (IP) firms drafting, filing and handling the prosecution of patents in Ireland, the UK, Europe and internationally. 

Based in Dublin, our team of 7 vastly experienced Patent Attorneys specialise in Life Science, Food Tech, Med Tech, Hi-Tech and Engineering projects, and work closely with our clients providing professional services in the areas of Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright.

Our broad range of clients include Universities, Start-Ups, Irish Government Funded bodies, Global IP Firms, Multinationals, and SME’s and we are very proud to have been involved in some of this country’s most successful and innovative science and tech developments of the last 15 years.

Our reputation is built on our intimate knowledge of the sectors in which we work, our personable approach, and the quality and success of our work.

Last updated 31st of March 2021