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M&D at LES

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) Britain and Ireland conference, held in Dublin, brought together professionals and innovators from various sectors to discuss the importance of embracing emerging technologies. The event featured thought-provoking discussions, informative sessions, and valuable networking opportunities. An important aspect of the conference was the discussions on the complexities surrounding IP protection and [...]

2023-06-09T10:53:04+00:00June 9th, 2023|Uncategorized|

3 questions to ask BEFORE branding or re-branding

If you are considering what signs should be used to identify your new product or you have decided to re-brand, you will want to ensure that your products stand out in the marketplace and one way of doing that is to adopt unique signs as indicators of your brand, i.e., a trade mark. A trade [...]

2023-05-31T10:44:57+00:00May 31st, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-28T17:05:22+00:00April 28th, 2023|Uncategorized|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-27T16:27:03+00:00April 27th, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023

This year World IP day celebrates the  “can do” attitude of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work. Some of the most famous woman inventors are, to name but a few, - Josephine Cochrane, Maria Beasley and Grace Hopper. American inventor Josephine Cochrane invented the idea of a mechanical dishwasher [...]

2023-04-26T11:14:02+00:00April 26th, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-25T13:31:45+00:00April 25th, 2023|News|

THE CASE OF THE YELLOW DOTS: LIDL V TESCO

What brand do you think of when you see this sign? In 2020 Tesco adopted the sign of a solid yellow circle on a blue background to identify their Clubcard price promotions. Lidl, who has used a yellow dot ringed in red on a blue background, i.e.,  since around 1987 and have a number of [...]

2023-04-20T12:27:53+00:00April 20th, 2023|News|

CITMA Spring Conference 2023

I had the great pleasure and opportunity to attend, along with my colleague Cherrie Stewart, the annual spring meeting of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys on March 16, 2023, which was held in London in the beautiful Waldorf hotel. The theme of the conference was "Strategies for Success" and attendees heard various interesting [...]

2023-03-30T11:18:28+00:00March 30th, 2023|Events, News|

Following in the Footsteps of Female Inventors

I wonder if you know the names, Nancy Johnson, Maria Beasley or Henrietta Vansittart.  Possibly not, but these are women who were innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs at a time when women were expected to stay at home and keep house.  They all lived in the 19th century and were trailblazers in a time when the [...]

2023-03-08T09:51:17+00:00March 8th, 2023|News|

Spoiled by War – Cherrie Stewart in the CITMA Review

As the Russia-Ukraine War reaches the undesired milestone of one year and with no end in sight, it is timely to look at an article our Belfast-based Trade Mark Attorney Cherrie Stewart wrote, looking at the fate of IP in troubled times. “This article was first published in the November 2022 issue of CITMA Review, [...]

2023-02-24T12:14:51+00:00February 24th, 2023|Uncategorized|
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