Colette Brady

Partner

Colette is a Partner in our Litigation & Investigations department, specialising in Intellectual Property and a member of our Life Sciences, MedTech & Healthcare and Food, Beverage & Agribusiness sectors.

Colette Brady

Colette is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience acting for the world’s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and technology companies and retail brands in complex intellectual property disputes before the Irish Commercial Court. Her practice encompasses high-stakes patent litigation, trade mark enforcement, copyright infringement, regulatory disputes, portfolio management, brand protection strategies and the IP aspects of corporate transactions.

Colette is the Irish representative on the Marques Copyright Team ECTA Copyright Committee and the ECTA Copyright Committee. She has been a lecturer in IP for over 12 years for the Law Society of Ireland on the Law Society’s Diploma, Certificate and Graduate Programmes and co-authored the Law Society of Ireland’s Intellectual Property chapter. Colette is also a registered Irish and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney.

Colette is ranked as a “Leading Partner” in Intellectual Property in Legal 500 EMEA 2026, in Chambers Europe 2026, as a “patent expert” (silver) in 2026 IAM Patent 1000 and a “patent star” in Managing IP’s IP Stars 2025.

Recent significant cases include representing/advising:

  • Bauer Media in defending High Court proceedings alleging trade mark infringement and passing off and in a trade mark invalidity and revocation counterclaim.
  • Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) alleging trade mark infringement, copyright and passing off before the Commercial Court relating to ADS’ world leading StormTech® chambers
  • easyGroup Limited in several Commercial Court proceedings in relation to the enforcement of easyGroup’s large trade mark portfolio.
  • Bayer Cropscience in Commercial Court proceedings in relation to the enforcement of patent and SPC rights within Bayer’s agri business.
  • Skyscanner in defending Commercial Court proceedings by Ryanair and in a competition law counterclaim against Ryanair
  • Essity Healthcare (the world leading global hygiene and healthcare company and owner of the TORK brand) in trade mark infringement, patent infringement and passing off proceedings before the Commercial Court.
  • Danone in defending Commercial Court proceedings brought by Yoplait alleging trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to its “Skyr” natural yoghurt.
  • Airwair (Dr. Martens) in copyright infringment and passing off proceedings before the High Court.
  • Clonmel Healthcare (Irish subsidiary of STADA) in the defence of Commercial Court proceedings issued by Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD) with both the preliminary injunction proceedings and substantive proceedings being appealed to the Supreme Court and a CJEU reference being made in relation to the SPC regulation.
  • Genentech in Commercial Court proceedings against Amgen relating to Amgen’s product Mvasi®, a biosimilar of Genentech’s leading cancer drug Avastin®.
  • ViiV Healthcare in patent infringement proceedings against Gilead Sciences in respect of an anti-retroviral HIV treatment (Biktarvy®/Bictegravir) and in the defence of Gilead’s counterclaim for invalidity.
  • MSD in defence of Commercial Court proceedings brought by Bristol Myers Squibb for patent infringement and MSD’s counterclaim for invalidity. This case related to anti-PD-1 antibodies in the field of cancer therapy and MSD’s product Keytruda.
  • Vacaciones eDreams in trade mark infringement, passing off and competition law proceedings before the Commercial Court issued by Ryanair against it and Google.
  • Uniphar in its defence of trade mark infringement proceedings issued before the Commercial Court.
2026 Legal 500 EMEA
2026 Chambers Europe
2026 IAM Patent
"Colette Brady brings formidable expertise in multi-jurisdictional patent and SPC litigation for both global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. A recognised thought leader, she lectures extensively for the Law Society of Ireland and authors leading IP publications."
2025 Chambers Europe
2025 Legal 500 EMEA

Practice Areas

Litigation & Investigations
Intellectual Property
Reputation Risk Management
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Healthcare
Medical Devices & Technologies
Brand, IP & Confidential Information

Related Sectors

Retail
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
Life Sciences, MedTech & Healthcare

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