I had the great pleasure and opportunity to attend, along with my colleague Cherrie Stewart, the annual spring meeting of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys on March 16, 2023, which was held in London in the beautiful Waldorf hotel. The theme of the conference was "Strategies for Success" and attendees heard various interesting [...]
I wonder if you know the names, Nancy Johnson, Maria Beasley or Henrietta Vansittart. Possibly not, but these are women who were innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs at a time when women were expected to stay at home and keep house. They all lived in the 19th century and were trailblazers in a time when the [...]
As the Russia-Ukraine War reaches the undesired milestone of one year and with no end in sight, it is timely to look at an article our Belfast-based Trade Mark Attorney Cherrie Stewart wrote, looking at the fate of IP in troubled times. “This article was first published in the November 2022 issue of CITMA Review, [...]
Germany has ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court The anticipated German Ratification of the UPC Agreement has finally taken place after the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court with the Council of the European Union, thus triggering the start of the sunrise period on [...]
It has come to our attention that several of our clients have received fraudulent emails, claiming that a third party is attempting to register that client's trade mark. This email is also being sent to other IP owners through-out the country. The email purports to offer you a chance to register your trade mark in [...]
Tesco purchases Paperchase IP The stationery company Paperchase has gone into administration and it has been reported that Tesco, while not interested in buying the bricks-and-mortar business, is purchasing the brand and the Intellectual Property (IP) which is intangible. Intellectual Property can refer to many different things. Trade marks are those signs which distinguish a [...]
If you are not sure what you need to put in your budgets to make sure that your IP is secure, please contact us on mail@maclachlan.ie. We can consult with you to establish the best strategy for you to secure your IP, whether that be trade marks, designs, patents or a combination of them all. [...]
Many years ago, while looking for a Christmas gift for my husband, I came across an offer on the Internet for a set of DVDs containing one of his favourite comedy shows. I placed the order and, as Christmas drew near, I eagerly anticipated the reaction this gift would get. Finally, the gift arrived but [...]
Wishing you and yours a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year. We look forward to working together again in 2023.
The proposed European Unitary Patent aims to provide a patent proprietor with uniform protection across Europe and is provisionally expected to come into effect from 1st April 2023. It is worth noting that the term “unitary” patent is rather a misnomer as it will not extend to all 39 Contracting States of the EPC [...]
