What is a Patent? A patent represents a powerful intellectual property right, and is an exclusive monopoly granted by a statute to an inventor for a limited pre-specified period of time subject to the fair and complete disclosure of the invention. It provides an enforceable legal right which prevents others from copying, making, selling or [...]
We are delighted to announce that Carla MacLachlan, Director and Trade Mark attorney, has been elected to the APTMA Executive Council and appointed as Secretary at the most recent AGM. APTMA is the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and represents virtually all registered Patent Attorneys and most Trade Mark Attorneys in Ireland. It [...]
WIPO have published a Technology Trends report on Assistive Technology which can be found here. It identifies a list of emerging assistive technologies and has analyzed related patenting activity. They have made it simple to assess the wide range of assistive technologies, meant to support people with functional limitations, by creating an interactive and accessible [...]
In our last article, as part of our World IP Day series, we examined what IP means for SMEs. Today we will look at the value of IP for SMEs and as you will see, the value can be great. According to a WIPO report on Intangible Capital in Global Value Chains, “IP and other [...]
The theme for this year’s World IP day is ‘IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market’ and we want to share with you some information about IP and how to protect the products and services you are taking to the market. Working as we are in the area of intellectual property (‘IP’), we get [...]
We are delighted to announce our next webinar for World IP Day. Book your spot on Eventbrite Peter MacLachlan, Trade Mark Attorney and Director, and Denis McCarthy, Patent Attorney and Director, will be joined by Joe Doyle, Intellectual Property Manager with Enterprise Ireland. Together they will discuss the basics of IP for SMEs, how to [...]
Every April 26th WIPO hosts a celebration for World IP Day to learn about the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. Every business starts with an idea. In fact, all the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the market today have started from an idea which was expanded upon and taken [...]
We would like to draw attention to the Ideas Powered for Business Fund which is a European Commission initiative implemented by the EUIPO to financially support European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and help them access their intellectual property rights. There are two elements to the fund. Beneficiaries can get 50% off the basic application [...]
Last week we looked at Trade Mark Infringements, what they were and what you should do to avoid them or deal with them. This week we are going to discuss Patent Infringement, to help you understand what is and how to avoid it. Patent Infringement typically refers to the commission of a prohibited act in [...]
Trade mark infringement can be loosely defined as the unauthorised use of a registered trade mark by any third party in the course of trade. In fact, the purpose of a trade mark registration is to provide the owner with a monopoly right in a sign used by them to distinguish their goods or services [...]
