As you may or not be aware it is possible to register a slogan as a trade mark. What brought this to mind in the last few days is the fact that we here in Ireland have just had a General Election and unlike many other countries in Europe we do not have many restrictions [...]

Brands, often referred to as trade marks, are those signs which identify one company’s products and services from those of their competitors.  They can consist of words, logos, slogans, colours, noises, gestures, smells or a combination of these things.  Brands can be a company’s biggest asset; in 2018 Interbrand valued Apple’s brand at over US$214,480 [...]

Do you know what you can register as a trade mark?  What makes a good trade mark and how can you try to choose a good one from the beginning of your business endeavours? A trade mark can consist of words, letters, numerals, colours, designs, the shape of goods or of the packaging of goods [...]

Last week we shared information with you about how to identify and protect your trade secrets. This week we want to share more practical steps you can take within your business to increase the chances of confidentiality on trade secrets. To recap, a trade secret is something that is not known or capable of being [...]

Do you know what a trade secret is? Do you know how to go about identifying and protecting your trade secrets?  Read on to find out more about how you can manage these vital assets for your business. Trade secrets are an unregistered form of IP.  There are no records maintained by Intellectual Property Offices. [...]

If you haven't already considered what New Year's resolutions you should be planning and adhering to, we have a suggestion to make. Please remember to consider Intellectual Property (IP) at the start of a project. Don't leave it until you have already made substantial progress, only to discover that there is a problem with the [...]

Cheerful tunes blare out of the doorways of every store, a multi coloured array of lights fill the skyline, the image of a large jolly man with a big bushy white beard appears in random places and smells of cinnamon and nutmeg invoke a feeling of warmth and nostalgia – these are the myriad signs, [...]

Mariah Carey’s Christmas hit “All I want for Christmas is You” has recently been declared as the most downloaded Christmas song on the streaming service Spotify. It beat such “classics” as Last Christmas by Wham and other traditional hits by Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and Brenda Lee. If this doesn’t amaze the reader I’m sure [...]

Have you finalised your business goals for 2020 and have you included an IP Strategy as part of these goals? Intellectual Property is an integral component of any successful business and includes a company’s patents, trade marks, designs, copyrights and trade secrets. An Intellectual Property Strategy is a plan, in line with your business goals, [...]

We are delighted to announce that Fidelma Whelan has come on board at M&D as our new Managing Director. Fidelma has a background in management consultancy, finance and operations. She has worked around the globe, including Japan, Tanzania, Germany and the UK and across many different sectors, from public to private. She is looking forward [...]