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 [...]
On 2 December 2019, the Irish Patents Office changed its name to the “Intellectual Property Office of Ireland” (IPOI). The title of the Controller of Patents Designs and Trade Marks or CEO of the Office also changed to the “Controller of Intellectual Property”. The Irish Patents Office first opened its doors in 1929 for the [...]
We are delighted to announce that Denis McCarthy celebrates his 40 year anniversary with M&D. It has been a great journey together and M&D looks forward to more years of his steady stewardship of our patents business. A European and chartered patent attorney and trade mark attorney, Denis joined the firm in 1979 having graduated [...]
We are delighted to report that we were recently involved in securing Northern Ireland Water Limited’s first ever patent. The NI Water Research, Development and Innovation team ran a highly successful pilot and after much hard work and dedication developed the iCat iSR Signature Design. The clever patented device and system enhance customer supply resilience [...]
Isabel Meenan, Patent and Design Attorney, is attending the CIPA Life Sciences conference in Brighton this week. The CIPA Life Sciences Conference is the UK’s premier annual educational and networking event for patent and IP professionals active in the pharma, medical technology and biotechnology sectors. Patent and IP professionals have joined together to discuss the [...]
We reviewed the Global Innovation Index (GII) with interest today. It has been released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, INSEAD and Cornell University and is the 12th global index of innovation to date. For more than a decade, the GII has fostered national innovation strategies and international debates on innovation. The GI places innovation [...]
MacLachlan & Donaldson were delighted to exhibit at the ISME Annual Conference where the focus was on the power Ps of business, people and purpose. The packed agenda highlighted the current market challenges in light of Brexit, tax and costs, emphasising the need for small businesses to identify the opportunities within these challenges. MacLachlan and [...]
We were delighted to have Dr Nikos Minas presenting at the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference. Nikos talked about the Role of Intellectual Property in an Open Innovation Ecosystem, which is becoming the “go to” strategy for developing innovative products and services. Nikos also chaired the session on business technology. Over 9,000 people attended the [...]
The trade mark battle between Irish fast food outlet Supermac's and its global competitor, McDonald's, over former's attempt to register the Trade Mark Supermac's throughout the European Union has attracted much media attention, particularly here in Ireland where it is being portrayed as a David vs Goliath contest and for the moment David's slingshot has [...]