Master your Business Podcast with Deirdre Martin

Peter MacLachlan, Director and Trade Mark Attorney, joined Deirdre Martin, of Deirdre Martin Consulting on her podcast, "Master your Business".  He discussed the ins and outs of Intellectual Property, speaking in more detail about how a business can protect their trade marks and what advantages this lends. Peter also gave some valuable tips and tricks [...]

2023-07-18T10:53:28+00:00July 18th, 2023|News|

ECTA 2023 – Exploring IP Magic

On Wednesday I jetted off to Prague, the City of Magic, to attend the annual conference of the ECTA organisation, a conference for those working in the field of Trade Marks.  Taking inspiration from the host city, the conference took the theme ‘Exploring IP Magic’ and what a magical conference it was. The tone of [...]

2023-07-03T09:22:13+00:00July 3rd, 2023|Events, News|

Counterfeiting Crisis

The War against Counterfeit Goods The war against counterfeit goods rages on with Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), i.e., patents, designs, trade marks and designs, etc., being a major weapon in the fight against the spread of these damaging goods. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently released the results of a survey concerning [...]

2023-06-22T07:50:33+00:00June 16th, 2023|News|

M&D at LES

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) Britain and Ireland conference, held in Dublin, brought together professionals and innovators from various sectors to discuss the importance of embracing emerging technologies. The event featured thought-provoking discussions, informative sessions, and valuable networking opportunities. An important aspect of the conference was the discussions on the complexities surrounding IP protection and [...]

2023-06-09T10:53:04+00:00June 9th, 2023|Uncategorized|

3 questions to ask BEFORE branding or re-branding

If you are considering what signs should be used to identify your new product or you have decided to re-brand, you will want to ensure that your products stand out in the marketplace and one way of doing that is to adopt unique signs as indicators of your brand, i.e., a trade mark. A trade [...]

2023-05-31T10:44:57+00:00May 31st, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-28T17:05:22+00:00April 28th, 2023|Uncategorized|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-27T16:27:03+00:00April 27th, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023

This year World IP day celebrates the  “can do” attitude of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work. Some of the most famous woman inventors are, to name but a few, - Josephine Cochrane, Maria Beasley and Grace Hopper. American inventor Josephine Cochrane invented the idea of a mechanical dishwasher [...]

2023-04-26T11:14:02+00:00April 26th, 2023|News|

World IP Day 2023 – Celebrating Women in IP

This year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrates talented female inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs, and their contributions to improving our lives. Women in all regions are shaping the world through their imagination, ingenuity and hard work, but often face significant challenges in accessing the knowledge, skills, resources and support they need to thrive. As part of [...]

2023-04-25T13:31:45+00:00April 25th, 2023|News|

THE CASE OF THE YELLOW DOTS: LIDL V TESCO

What brand do you think of when you see this sign? In 2020 Tesco adopted the sign of a solid yellow circle on a blue background to identify their Clubcard price promotions. Lidl, who has used a yellow dot ringed in red on a blue background, i.e.,  since around 1987 and have a number of [...]

2023-04-20T12:27:53+00:00April 20th, 2023|News|
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