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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Germany has ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court The anticipated German Ratification of the UPC Agreement has finally taken place after the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court with the Council of the European Union, thus triggering the start of the sunrise period on [...]
It has come to our attention that several of our clients have received fraudulent emails, claiming that a third party is attempting to register that client's trade mark. This email is also being sent to other IP owners through-out the country. The email purports to offer you a chance to register your trade mark in [...]
Many years ago, while looking for a Christmas gift for my husband, I came across an offer on the Internet for a set of DVDs containing one of his favourite comedy shows. I placed the order and, as Christmas drew near, I eagerly anticipated the reaction this gift would get. Finally, the gift arrived but [...]
The proposed European Unitary Patent aims to provide a patent proprietor with uniform protection across Europe and is provisionally expected to come into effect from 1st April 2023. It is worth noting that the term “unitary” patent is rather a misnomer as it will not extend to all 39 Contracting States of the EPC [...]
M&D are delighted to welcome Hannah Quigley to the team at M&D and Ansons. Hannah joined MacLachlan & Donaldson (and Ansons) in 2022 as a Patent Attorney having previously worked for another IP firm in Belfast. Hannah began her career in IP in 2018 after completing a Masters in Intellectual Property Law with a Distinction [...]
Aston Martin came under scrutiny in May this year recently when it presented a very different looking AMR22 for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona with a significant change in its design compared to the car that it raced for the first five Grand Prix of the 2022 season. The new car design bore some [...]
