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Alison Brennan

Trade Mark Attorney

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About

Alison is an Irish and EU Trade Mark Attorney, and a qualified solicitor.

She has experience advising on contentious and non-contentious Irish and EU trade mark matters for a broad variety of clients, from individuals and SME’s to large multi-national companies across a range of industries including retail, media, food & drink, technology, hospitality, and pharmaceuticals.

Alison advises on clearance of new brands, IP portfolio management, and trade mark disputes and enforcement. She is a member of APTMA’s Trade Mark Law and Practice Committee.

She is a regular contributor to the firm’s intellectual property bulletin, Concept.

Experience

  • BBC: Managing its trade mark portfolio including advising on clearance searches, applications, and enforcement proceedings against third parties.
  • Starbucks and First Rail Holdings: Clearance of new brands.
  • Victoria’s Secret: Managing its EU trade mark portfolio including conducting pre-launch clearance searches, brand enforcement and dispute resolution in relation to third parties.
  • Aritzia: Managing its EU portfolio including advice on new branding and product design, conducting pre-launch clearance, brand enforcement and dispute resolution with third parties.

Credentials

  • Admitted as a solicitor: Ireland (2012), England & Wales (2013)
  • Qualified as an Irish and EU trade mark attorney: 2012

Areas of expertise

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