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Anna HallyAssociate
BA (Hons.) Natural Science, Trinity College Dublin; M.Sc. Management of Intellectual Property, University of London. European Patent Attorney, Chartered Patent Attorney (UK), Registered Patent Agent (Ireland), Community Design Attorney
Anna's career path has been varied and interesting, giving her a wide range of experiences to draw on. She graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with an honours degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Genetics. This gave her a broad expertise in the field of Natural Science, with detailed experience and knowledge of a range of fields from biotechnology and molecular biology to plant science and biochemistry. In her final year she carried out an extensive laboratory project at the Wellcome Ocular Genetics laboratory, attempting to localise a gene for age-related macular degeneration. She added to her academic qualifications with a M.Sc. in the Management of Intellectual Property from the University of London.
Anna spent almost ten years in London working with two leading IP practices. Anna returned to Ireland in late 2005 and worked in another IP practice prior to FRKelly.
Anna gained significant experience dealing with clients ranging in size from university spin-out companies to major multinational companies. Anna practices in technologies in the Life Sciences area, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals and food technology. She is experienced in the drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications, supplementary protection certificates and plant variety rights, and in advising on foreign filing strategies, portfolio management, infringement and validity. Anna has been directly responsible for the patent portfolios of two major multinational companies. This insight has added much to the breadth of experience and expertise she gained from her time in London.
Anna is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), a member of the Irish Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (APTMA) and of the Licensing Executives Society (LES). She sits on the Patent Laws Committee of APTMA and is the Irish Representative on the Biotechnology Committee of EPI, the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO.
