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Áine's practice focuses on advising clients on both contentious and non contentious aspects of intellectual property including protection of trade marks, goodwill, patents, copyright, designs and domain names. She has extensive experience in trade mark and design portfolio management in terms of registration and enforcement throughout the world. She also advises on commercial disputes and professional negligence claims. In addition, Áine advises in the area of Gaming and Gambling and has significant experience in advising operators in the gaming and gambling area with both an online and offline presence.

• Intellectual Property - Contentious and Non-Contentious
• Commercial Litigation
  
• Gaming and Gambling
• Trade Marks and Designs - Filing, Prosecution and Oppositions
• Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy
• Advertising
• Electronic Commerce
• Sports Law and Sponsorship
• Franchising, Distribution and Licence Agreements

• Member of the INTA's (International Trademark Association)
  EU Sub-Committee on Anti-Counterfeiting
  
  
• Áine hosted the Irish Round Table Discussion at the 7th Annual European
  i-Gaming Congress & Expo in Barcelona in September 2008.
  
  
• Áine is the co-author of the Irish chapter in the book "Enforcement of
  Intellectual Property Rights Through Border Measures: Law and Practice
  in the EU", published by Oxford University Press in 2005.
  
  
• Tutor on the Law Society of Ireland's Professional Practice Courses

• Recommended for intellectual property. Chambers Europe 2010.
  
  
• "Áine Matthews is the rising star of the practice." Chambers Europe 2009.
  
  

• European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
• Irish Trade Mark Agent
• Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland, 2004
• L.L.M., University of Edinburgh, 2000
• L.L.B., University College Galway, 1999
• B. Corp. Law, University College Galway, 1998