Robin Hayes

Robin is a partner in Whitney Moore's IP team. He practises in the fields of dispute resolution and intellectual property (contentious and non-contentious). He has considerable experience in contentious IP work, including litigation involving claims of infringement and revocation of patents which protect medical devices, pharmaceuticals and electronic point-of-sale devices. Robin is also experienced in trade mark law (including comparative advertising), passing off and acting, amongst others, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants operating in the FMCG, motor and entertainment industries. Robin acted for McCambridge Limited in its successful proceedings before the High Court and Supreme Court alleging passing off of its bread packaging by a competitor and also in its subsequent claim in the High Court for an account of the defendant’s profits. He is also particularly active in advising clients in contractual disputes over the licensing of technology. · Whitney Moore

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Robin Hayes is a partner in Whitney Moore's intellectual property team in Ireland, practising in dispute resolution and both contentious and non-contentious IP matters. He has substantial experience in patent infringement and revocation litigation (including disputes involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals and electronic point-of-sale devices), trade mark and passing-off cases (acting for clients in the FMCG, motor and entertainment sectors), and in contractual disputes over technology licensing; he acted for McCambridge Limited in successful High Court and Supreme Court passing-off proceedings and a subsequent account of profits claim.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyDispute ResolutionLitigationTrade MarksTechnology Licensing

Office

Ireland

Whitney Moore · Robin is a partner in Whitney Moore's IP team. He practises in the fields of dispute resolution and intellectual property (contentious and non-contentious). He has considerable experience in contentious IP work, including litigation involving claims of infringement and revocation of patents which protect medical devices, pharmaceuticals and electronic point-of-sale devices. Robin is also experienced in trade mark law (including comparative advertising), passing off and acting, amongst others, on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants operating in the FMCG, motor and entertainment industries. Robin acted for McCambridge Limited in its successful proceedings before the High Court and Supreme Court alleging passing off of its bread packaging by a competitor and also in its subsequent claim in the High Court for an account of the defendant’s profits. He is also particularly active in advising clients in contractual disputes over the licensing of technology.

Ireland

Expertise

Medical DevicesPharmaceuticalsElectronic Point-of-Sale DevicesFMCGMotor IndustryEntertainment IndustryPatent LitigationPassing Off

Education

BA (Mod) Business and Economics, 2001, Trinity College Dublin
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies, 2002, DIT

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor (Ireland): 2007