As we have watched the Olympic Games in the last couple of weeks, the flags of each country have been displayed by the athletes representing the various countries and by supporters who wished to show their allegiances. These flags are akin to a trade mark but, instead of distinguishing the goods of services of one [...]
We are delighted to announce that Carla MacLachlan, Director and Trade Mark Attorney, has been working at MacLachlan & Donaldson for 30 years now. She began as a trainee Trade Mark Attorney and has worked with the firm to become an expert Trade Mark Attorney with years of experience and a deep expertise in safeguarding [...]
We previously identified three main routes to Trade Mark protection and today we will look at each of these in more detail. National applications While many countries are members of international agreements which deal with Intellectual Property, these agreements may be interpreted differently leading to different requirements in different jurisdictions. For example, in some countries, [...]
In an increasingly globalised world, most business owners will be familiar with the prospect of planning an export strategy for their particular product or service. As part of this, it would be wise to consider Intellectual Property in and amongst the myriad matters to be addressed. M&D will spend some time in the coming months [...]
The High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the use of a trade mark that was alleged to infringe the trade mark of a State-owned Airline Company. Ms Justice Nuala Butler considered that the balance of justice favoured granting the injunction. The court had to considered several issues which arose during the proceedings, including [...]
Cherrie Stewart, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in Ansons, part of the M&D group, has recently contributed an insightful article to the CITMA Review on the current situation of Intellectual Property in Northern Ireland. With the Northern Irish Protocol now in place following the implementation of Brexit, the implications for IP have become ever more complex. [...]
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 [...]
