In June we reported the latest developments relating to the Unitary European Patents: Read these developments here. Italy has recently become the 26th Country to join but so far only 8 countries have ratified. The magic number is 13. The end of 2016 is now the expected start date. Ireland cannot ratify the Unitary Patent [...]
Dispelling the Myths: Patents and the Patent Box Date: Thursday, 15th October 2015 Time: 08:30 – 9:00am – Registration, 9:00am – Presentation starts, 10:00am – Close Venue: EY, Bedford House, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7DT At this free breakfast event our sister company in Northern Ireland, Ansons, in partnership with EY Tax, will be leading [...]
Peter MacLachlan and Jonathan White shall be attending the Food & Drink Business Conference which is being held on the 16th of September at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. This year the theme is “How to Scale a Food or Drink Business” and both Peter and Jonathan are looking forward, not only to listening to key [...]
Denis McCarthy attended a two day meeting of the Guidelines Subcommittee of the European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC) of the European Patent Institute (EPI) in Copenhagen on August 27/28th 2015. . The subcommittee reviewed and commented in detail on the proposed changes to the latest edition of “Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office” [...]
Carla MacLachlan will be attending this event on September 18 2015, which has the theme "Adventures on the Digital Rollercoaster".
The patent landscape in Europe is set to change dramatically with the introduction of the Unitary European Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC). The various working groups of the UPC Preparatory Committee, together with national patent offices, are continuing to work out details of the rules for Europe’s new patent system, which we expect will [...]
The Annual Dinner of the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys APTMA took place on May 22 2015, at the Beaufield Mews in Stillorgan, Dublin, and was well attended not only by the local profession but also by dignitaries from the Patents Office and IP professionals in the United Kingdom. MacLachlan & Donaldson received [...]
MacLachlan & Donaldson were well represented at the Smart Business Show this year as Peter MacLachlan and Jonathan White attended the event, which was held at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) between 22nd-23rd April 2015. This highly attended business to business exhibition showcased some exceptional technologies which highlighted Ireland’s ever increasing talent for providing innovative [...]
Cliff Kennedy has been appointed Managing Director of MacLachlan & Donaldson following Bernadette Walsh stepping down from that position for family reasons. Norman MacLachlan, the firm's Executive Chairman, said "We look forward to using the breadth and depth of Cliff's experience to move MacLachlan & Donaldson forward. We would also like to thank Bernadette for [...]
Last week, Ireland became the first country in the European Union to pass a law requiring the removal of trade marks from product packaging. The Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 was passed by the Irish Parliament without a vote. Tobacco companies have until May 2017 to remove all existing packaging from sale. [...]