Profile

Niall Tierney – Registered Intellectual Property Lawyer
B.A (NUI)., Dip BusStud., (DBS)., Dip LegStud (King’s Inns)., B.L., (King’s Inns)

Career Milestones

  • Níall starts his career in Intellectual Property shortly after being called to the Bar of Ireland as a Barrister-at-Law in July 1993.
  • Qualifies as an Irish Registered Trade Mark Attorney in 1994.
  • Works as an associate from 1994 to 1998 at a leading Intellectual Property law practice in Dublin
  • Appointed first Irish Professional Representative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office – February 1996.
  • Moves to London in 1998 and works in senior private practice roles for leading ‘West End’ and ‘City’ full service law firms over a period of 15 years.
  • Qualifies as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (no longer practising) in 2002.
  • 2009 – Co-founding partner of a boutique Intellectual Property Law practice based in London (no longer operating).
  • Qualifies as a Registered Trade Mark Attorney of the United Kingdom in 2014
  • 2013 moves to Switzerland and works in-house as a trademark advisor for one of the world’s largest broadcasting and media companies.
  • Returns to Ireland in late 2014 and creates his own Intellectual Property law practice.

Throughout his career, Níall has acted for and advised clients across a spectrum of sectors, including FMCG; fashion; luxury goods; information technology; broadcasting/entertainment and pharmaceuticals.

Níall has handled a diverse range of matters on behalf of his clients.

Níall has also lectured and mentored on a variety of Intellectual Property topics.


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