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Naoise Gaffney

Naoise Gaffney

Patent Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Intellectual Property | Senior Legal Counsel | Professor of Patent Law at TCD | Board Member | Life Science | Tech

  • Education

    • Trinity College, Dublin

      1998 - 2002
      MA (Dubl) Natural Sciences

    • Trinity College, Dublin

      2002 - 2003
      MSc Multimedia Technologies

    • Queen Mary, U. of London

      2005 - 2006
      MSc Intellectual Property Management

  • Experience

    • Davies Collison Cave

      Oct 2006 - Apr 2007
      Patent Specialist

    • Trinity College Dublin

      Dec 2007 - Jun 2008
      Technology Transfer Executive

    • Tomkins

      Jun 2008 - Sept 2014
      Associate, Patent Attorney

      Specialized in patent drafting and prosecution work in the fields of software/business methods, biotech, medtech, and telecommunications.

    • Trinity College Dublin

      Aug 2009 - now
      Adjunct Assistant Professor

      Adjunct Assistant Professor in the TCD Law School, teaching Global Patent Law to LLM students.

    • Ryuka IP Law Firm

      Oct 2013 - Sept 2014
      Foreign Patent Attorney

      Coordinated patent prosecution in Europe and the US for Japanese corporate clients in a range of industries.

    • Temple University Japan

      Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
      Adjunct Professor of Law

    • Intellectual Ventures

      Oct 2014 - Jan 2022

      Coordinated development of a number of sizeable patent portfolios with a view to maximizing value. Managed cross functional teams, large budgets and outside service providers. Served as Director of Irish entity within international corporate group. Managed filing, prosecution and litigation of the growing patent portfolio of one of Intellectual Ventures' Funds. Considerable experience in evaluating IP portfolios and conducting IP licensing negotiations.

      • Head of Patent Development

        Sept 2017 - Jan 2022

      • Senior Patent Counsel

        Oct 2014 - Sept 2017

    • GH Research

      Jan 2022 - May 2024
      VP, Head of Intellectual Property

      First legal hire for a publicly listed drug development company focussed on a drug/device combination product. Built an Intellectual Property function that extended to have oversight of aspects of commercial, corporate and regulatory law as well as elements of R&D, Business Development and Competitive Intelligence activities. Manager of cross-functional teams across an array of activities.

    • ByoWave

      May 2024 - now
      Head of Intellectual Property & General Counsel

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Irish Registered Patent Attorney

      Irish Patents Office

    • Irish Registered Trademark Agent

      Irish Patent Office

    • EU Community Trade Mark & Designs Attorney

      EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office

    • Authorised Representative

      Unified Patent Court

    • Attorney

      Washington State Bar Association

    • European Patent Attorney

      European Patent Office

    • Patent Bar Admission

      USPTO

    • UK Chartered Patent Attorney

      The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2023 Intellectual Asset Management Oct 2023
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2022 Intellectual Asset Management Oct 2022
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2021 Intellectual Asset Management Aug 2021 Listed as one of the world's leading IP strategists
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2020 Intellectual Asset Management Aug 2020 Listed as one of the world’s leading IP strategists
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      Managing IP Corporate IP Star 2019 Managing IP Magazine May 2019
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2019 Intellectual Asset Management Feb 2019
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2018 Intellectual Asset Management Jan 2018
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2017 Intellectual Asset Management Jan 2017 Listed as one of the world's 300 top IP strategists 2017
    • Awarded to Naoise Gaffney
      IAM 300 - World's Leading IP Strategists 2016 Intellectual Asset Management Jan 2016 Listed as one of the world's 300 top IP strategists 2016

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chairperson

      Issued by Ibec Corporate IP Group on Jun 2019
      Ibec Corporate IP GroupAssociated with Naoise Gaffney

    • Co-Founder

      Issued by Start-Ed on Nov 2012
      Start-EdAssociated with Naoise Gaffney