William Fry has written the Irish chapter for the inaugural edition of ‘The Patent Litigation Law Review’. A summary of the chapter appears below with their kind permission, please click here to view the chapter online or click here to download a .pdf.
Historically, there has been relatively little patent litigation in Ireland, in particular litigation that progressed to full trial. However, in light of a significant growth in the pharmaceutical industry, with international pharma companies basing worldwide manufacture in Ireland, in recent years there has been a significant rise in patent litigation, particularly in pharma disputes, and Ireland is now recognised as an important jurisdiction in Europe.
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