Dr. Nikos Minas will be presenting at the forthcoming Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Conference on 26th March 2018. His talk will focus on the protection of industry 4.0 innovations and how to leverage IP assets to gain a competitive advantage in the era of automation. The conference features insightful talks by recognised experts addressing the [...]
Carla MacLachlan this morning attended the Dublin Chamber Competitive Edge: Does Mind-Set Impact Sales? https://maclachlan.ie/competitive-edge-does-mind-set-impact-sales/ Paul Smith from Professional Success Ireland shared with the audience his knowledge and experience of how “mind-set" impacts sales. Paul advised the people in the room to take time out from their work life to 1) set goals, 2) define [...]
Carla MacLachlan attended the Dublin Chamber network lunch on Friday, January 12 2018 The event was introduced by Rob Cullen while the lunch was attended by approximately 70- 80 business professionals. Carla also attended a workshop on Saturday, January 13 2018, entitled Goal setting for 2018 . It was a very practical workshop on how [...]
In this post, I would like to discuss a recent EPO report that provides an overview of the major technology trends observed, based on EP patent information, across a range of technology fields associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). More specifically, I would like to discuss the role of software patents in 4IR and the changes [...]
Denis McCarthy (right), Dr. Nikos Minas (left) and Carla MacLachlan attended the ISME Annual Conference in the Citywest Hotel on November 3 2017. The title of the conference was 'What’s Your Story? – Driving Business Growth Through Storytelling', with ISME asking businesses to look at their own story to see how it can empower them to grow [...]
Peter MacLachlan, who is an Irish member on the ECTA Council, is attending the 74th Autumn Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Denis McCarthy will be attending the above Congress in Sydney between October 13-17 2017. According to the AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) website http://aippi.org/event/2017-aippi-world-congress-sydney/ the Congress will take place at the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC), which opened in late 2016 and provides state of the art facilities and comforts. [...]
With the Government facing up to possibly 8 referendums, the date for the referendum on the Unified Patent Court has been deferred https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0926/907522-cabinet_referendums/
Carla MacLachlan is attending the Women in Business Network Event in Clontarf. The group is run by Siobhan Fitzpatrick and is a dynamic mix of professional women bringing creative and strategic thinking to the table. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/women-in-business-network-clontarf-registration-37162340561
Denis McCarthy is attending the European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC) - Guidelines Subcommittee Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, from September 13th/14th 2017. The EPPC considers and discusses all questions pertaining to, or connected with, practice under the European Patent Convention, the Community Unitary Patent Regulation and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) including any revision thereof, except questions [...]