INTA Conference in Orlando
Peter MacLachlan will be among the 9,000 delegates attending the International Trademark Association (INTA) Conference in Orlando, Florida, United States, between May 21/25 2016.
Class Headings and the IP Translator case
Trade Marks are registered in respect of goods and/or services which fall in one or more of 45 classes established through the Offices of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) by the Nice Agreement in 1957. The 10th Addition of the Classification came into force on January 1 2016. Each class has a heading. For [...]
Job Vacancy for a European Patent Attorney
We have the following vacancy in our Dublin office for a: European Patent Attorney, qualified or partly qualified. The candidate should preferably have a qualification in the electronics or computer fields. Please apply with details of qualifications and experience to: Denis McCarthy MacLachlan & Donaldson 2B Clonskeagh Square, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland. T: +353 1 [...]
epi Litigation Committee Meeting in Munich
Jonathan White will attend the upcoming epi Litigation Committee Meeting being held in Munich from 7th to 8th April 2016. The meeting will be attended by professional representatives drawn from across Europe and a number of important topics will be discussed, including the proposed Trade Secrets Directive. Jonathan will also update the Committee on Ireland's progress with ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement [...]
Comic Enterprises’ GLEE following the Court of Appeal’s decision.
Background Comic Enterprises Limited (CEL) operate live entertainment venues across the UK under the Trade Marks Glee and The Glee Club and have been in business since 1994. CEL also own registrations for a series of two trade marks which contain Glee, since 2001. Twentieth Century Fox (Fox ) produce the American series Glee which [...]
ITMA Conference in London
Cliff Kennedy will be attending the ITMA (the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) Spring Conference in London from March 16 to March 18 inclusive. The theme for event is history and heritage, and speakers will take a journey through historical and current trade mark issues.
New Trade Mark Changes in Europe
In accordance with the new Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Community trade mark regulation (EUTMR Regulation), which was enacted in December 2015, the EU Trade Mark System is being reformed and revised and certain changes to the system will be introduced with effect from March 23 2016: [...]
Success in the World Trademark Review
The World Trademark Review 1000 rankings were released in January 2016 and we are delighted to announce that MacLachlan & Donaldson received an excellent ranking yet again. Our very own trade mark experts, Cliff Kennedy and Peter MacLachlan, were each singled out in the Review for their professionalism and sterling approach to ensuring that the [...]
Trade mark reforms approved
According to a press release by the European Parliament issued on Tuesday, December 15 2015, the new trade mark rules will make it possible to impound counterfeit goods in transit through EU territory as well as affecting trade mark registration and infringement issues. There will a new and tailored fee structure for EU trade mark [...]
Update on The Unitary European Patent & UPC
In June we reported the latest developments relating to the Unitary European Patents: Read these developments here. Italy has recently become the 26th Country to join but so far only 8 countries have ratified. The magic number is 13. The end of 2016 is now the expected start date. Ireland cannot ratify the Unitary Patent [...]