Shane O'Brien

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Disputes, Product Liability, International Disputes

Career

Shane advises on commercial litigation and, in particular, intellectual property disputes. He advises international and domestic clients on patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights and data protection disputes, with a particular focus on complex patent disputes in the life sciences and technology sectors. He also advises on pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device regulatory matters. Shane is also a qualified Trade Mark Agent.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2010

Trade Mark Agent, 2013

Publications

Shane O’Brien co-authored, with Fiona O'Beirne, the Ireland chapter to the second edition of International Patent Litigation: Developing an Effective Strategy published by Globe Law and Business (published December 2018) and Global Patent Litigation published by Kluwer Law (February 2022).