Maureen Daly

Maureen Daly is a partner at Pinsent Masons in Dublin, Ireland, where she leads the IP team. She joined the firm in 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in contentious and non-contentious IP matters. 

Her expertise includes clearing and registering IP rights, and defending and enforcing these rights before the courts as well as developing comprehensive IP strategies. 

Additionally, she negotiates IP licences, assignments and other complex commercial agreements. Before joining Pinsent Masons, Daly spent 18 years as a partner and head of the Technology, Data Protection, and IP team at Irish law firm Beauchamps. 

She has experience in managing multi-jurisdictional IP disputes and advising on challenging issues such as screen scraping, text and data mining, artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and data privacy. 

She also advises on the EU AI Act, GDPR compliance and freedom of information law. Daly is a registered Irish and European trademark attorney and a Unified Patent Court (UPC) representative. 

She is an active member of several professional organisations, including the Law Society of Ireland, the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, the International Trademark Association, Marques, and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. 

A recognised thought leader in her field, Daly frequently speaks at local and international conferences on IP, data protection and AI-related topics, and has authored numerous articles on these subjects.