Irish Water has had a lot of difficulties of late. Most people will be aware that Irish Water is the State’s national water utility which is responsible for providing water services throughout Ireland. However, upon the formation of this company there were nationwide protests by many people who felt that they should not have to [...]
Knowledge Development Box (KDB) and SMEs What is the KDB? As of 1st January 2016, the KDB offers reduced taxation of income (an effective corporate tax rate of 6.25%) arising from qualifying intellectual property (IP), i.e. patents, copyrighted software and, in relation to smaller companies, other IP that is similar to an invention which could [...]
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will have a profound effect on the relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU). “Brexit” raises some fundamental questions relating to trade marks which are currently registered in the EU and therefore at present apply in the UK. It is unlikely that [...]
Peter MacLachlan will be among the 9,000 delegates attending the International Trademark Association (INTA) Conference in Orlando, Florida, United States, between May 21/25 2016.
Trade Marks are registered in respect of goods and/or services which fall in one or more of 45 classes established through the Offices of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) by the Nice Agreement in 1957. The 10th Addition of the Classification came into force on January 1 2016. Each class has a heading. For [...]
We have the following vacancy in our Dublin office for a: European Patent Attorney, qualified or partly qualified. The candidate should preferably have a qualification in the electronics or computer fields. Please apply with details of qualifications and experience to: Denis McCarthy MacLachlan & Donaldson 2B Clonskeagh Square, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland. T: +353 1 [...]
Jonathan White will attend the upcoming epi Litigation Committee Meeting being held in Munich from 7th to 8th April 2016. The meeting will be attended by professional representatives drawn from across Europe and a number of important topics will be discussed, including the proposed Trade Secrets Directive. Jonathan will also update the Committee on Ireland's progress with ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement [...]
Background Comic Enterprises Limited (CEL) operate live entertainment venues across the UK under the Trade Marks Glee and The Glee Club and have been in business since 1994. CEL also own registrations for a series of two trade marks which contain Glee, since 2001. Twentieth Century Fox (Fox ) produce the American series Glee which [...]
Cliff Kennedy will be attending the ITMA (the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) Spring Conference in London from March 16 to March 18 inclusive. The theme for event is history and heritage, and speakers will take a journey through historical and current trade mark issues.
In accordance with the new Regulation (EU) No. 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council amending the Community trade mark regulation (EUTMR Regulation), which was enacted in December 2015, the EU Trade Mark System is being reformed and revised and certain changes to the system will be introduced with effect from March 23 2016: [...]