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 [...]
As of November 26 2018, we are moving to a more modern office block and self-contained unit in Citywest in Dublin. Our new address will be: Unit 10, 4075 Kingswood Road, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin D24 C56E, Ireland. Our e-mail address and fax and telephone numbers will remain the same although there may be some [...]
There have also been a number of Boardroom changes implemented to coincide with our move to Citywest. Norman MacLachlan and Cliff Kennedy have both stood down as Chairperson and Managing Director respectively of the company but will remain on as directors. We are pleased to announce that Denis McCarthy will be the company’s new Chairperson [...]
Nikos Minas today spoke at the Blockchain Technology Conference 2018 on the topic of protecting blockchain inventions https://blockchainglobalevent.com/dublin/
Carla MacLachlan attended the PTMG (Pharmaceuticals Trade Mark Group) Conference in Dubrovnik during the week while Denis McCarthy was also at the UNION-IP's Autumn ExCo Meeting which took place from 04 to 06 October 2018 in Zurich.
A Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) extends protection of a patented product past the 20 year term (for a maximum further term of 5 years) if that product is also protected by a marketing authorisation. However, whether a product covered by a marketing authorisation is “protected” by a patent has been the subject of various referrals [...]
We came across this interesting article by Stephen Kelly on how startups can access funding Ireland. It's a must read for all budding entrepreneurs http://www.digitaltimes.ie/irelands-top-startup-funds-and-how-to-get-money/