Gerard Kelly

Partner, Head of Intellectual Property Law and Co-Head of Dispute Resolution · Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

IrelandIntellectual Property, Dispute Resolution

About

Partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, Gerard Kelly is Head of the Intellectual Property Law team and Co‑Head of the Dispute Resolution team, and has acted in many of Ireland's most high‑profile and complex IP court cases. He is a registered Irish and European trade mark agent with expertise in patent, trade mark, passing off, copyright and design litigation and in IP protection and licensing strategies; he was appointed Senior Counsel by the Government of Ireland in 2025.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyDispute Resolution

Office

Ireland

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP · Partner, Head of Intellectual Property Law and Co-Head of Dispute Resolution

Ireland

Expertise

Patent LitigationTrade Mark LitigationPassing OffCopyrightDesigns (Design Litigation)IP Protection and Licensing Strategies

Admissions

Senior Counsel (Ireland), appointed 2025
Registered Irish Trade Mark Agent
Registered European Trade Mark Agent
Solicitor (Ireland)