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11 March 2010

WARNING: Unsolicited Mail About Unofficial Registration and Renewal Services

We want to warn clients against responding to unsolicited mail inviting...

9 March 2010

Shane Smyth to Speak at ECTA 2010

Shane Smyth, Managing Partner at FRKelly, will be attending and speaking at...

22 February 2010

Dosage regimes and Swiss-type claims: Enlarged Board decision

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO has decided, in Decision...

18 February 2010

Spin Outs from Irish Universities Trebled in 2009

The number of new enterprises set up from Irish third level colleges...

18 February 2010

Conor Boyce Speaking at IP Ireland 2010

Conor Boyce, Partner with FRKelly, is speaking at the 3rd Annual Intellectual...

16 February 2010

New EPO Decision on the Patentability of Methods of Treatment

New Decision of Enlarged Board G01/07The EPO has just released their decision...

15 February 2010

NovaUCD Increased Commercialisation in 2009

NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer...

11 February 2010

New Logo to be Introduced for all EU Organic Products

From 1st July 2010, the organic logo of the EU will be...

5 February 2010

Tax Relief for Costs of Applying to Register Patents and Trade Marks

The Finance Bill 2010 has now been published. From the point of...

1 February 2010

IP5 Launch New Website

The five largest intellectual property offices in the world have launched a...

18 December 2009

FRKelly Certified for Serengeti Law E-Billing

We are pleased to announce that FRKelly has been fully certified for...

9 December 2009

Community Trade Mark Certificates are now Electronic

As of December 9, 2009, the registration certificates issued by OHIM for...

2 December 2009

Misleading Advertising finding for Trade Mark 'Invoice'

The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has ...

20 November 2009

FRKelly at UKBI Conference in Belfast

The UK Business Incubation Annual Conference comes to The Europa Hotel Belfast...

16 November 2009

EPO fee increases from April 1, 2010

The EPO has also announced fee increases in respect of almost all...

15 November 2009

Career Opportunity: European Patent Attorney

We wish to recruit a qualified European Patent Attorney with an...

13 November 2009

EPO to Require Mandatory Filing of Search Results

The EPO has introduced a rule requiring applicants to file a copy...

10 November 2009

CAI Seminar - Current Developments in the Taxation of Intellectual Property

The Copyright Association of Ireland has organized a seminar covering all areas...

9 November 2009

FRKelly at Wicklow Business Advice Evening

The Bank of Ireland Business Advice Evening comes to Tinakilly House...

6 November 2009

Philip Coyle Advises on an Innovation Case Study

Philip Coyle, European Patent Attorney with FRKelly, advises on...

5 November 2009

FRKelly at Gorey Business Advice Evening

The Bank of Ireland Business Advice Evening comes to the Ashtown Park...

16 October 2009

FRKelly lecturing on new IP Diploma at Law Society

Shane Smyth, David Brophy and ...

30 September 2009

FRKelly at Marques 2009

The 2009 Marques Annual Conference centered...

24 September 2009

FRKelly Top CTM filer in Ireland

OHIM (The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) has released a...

24 September 2009

Google’s use of keywords is “not infringement”, says ECJ Advocate General

The European Court of Justice's Advocate General, Poiares Madurol has ...

23 September 2009

The James Nurton interview with Shane Smyth, Managing Partner

Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter - Issue 09/09James...

11 August 2009

FRKelly at Cork Business Advice Show

Following the success of their recent Business Advice Shows, Bank of Ireland...

15 July 2009

European Inventor Award Open for Proposals

The 5th Annual European Inventor Award is now open for proposals. Established...

8 July 2009

Ireland Ranked Highly in Global IP Index

The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI)...

17 June 2008

NovaUCD Highlights An Invention A Week at UCD During 2008

NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at University College Dublin today...

16 June 2009

Facebook Username Update

Facebook began allocating user-friendly usernames to applicants on 13 June, 2009. Initially,...

16 June 2009

Legal Eagles Descend on Synergy Centre

FRKelly Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and Philip Lee Solicitors work with...

11 June 2009

Facebook to Introduce Personalised URLs

Facebook has announced that beginning Saturday 13 June users will be allowed...

11 June 2009

Niamh Hall Elected Vice President of APTMA

Niamh Hall has been elected as Vice President...

15 May 2009

FRKelly at BOI Business Advice Show - Wexford

Bank of Ireland are hosting a third Business Advice Show in the...

11 May 2009

FRKelly to Advise at BOI Business Advice Show - Galway

Bank of Ireland are hosting the Galway Business Advice Show in the...

11 May 2009

WARNING: Unsolicited Mail About Unofficial Registration Services

FRKelly wishes to warn its clients against responding to unsolicited mail...

1 May 2009

The Power of Branding -How Solid are your Foundations?

In these times of economic recession it will interesting to see which...

22 April 2009

FRKelly Holiday Closures in 2009

The offices of FRKelly will be closed on the following holidays in...

16 April 2009

FRKelly Sponsors NUIM Student Entrepreneur Competition

FRKelly are pleased to sponsor the NUI Maynooth Student Entrepreneur Competition which...

8 April 2009

Tax Reliefs for Purchase of Intellectual Property Introduced

Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, today detailed his Budget to ensure Ireland's...

3 April 2009

Reduction in CTM Fees from 1 May

The official fees for Community trade marks will be reduced by 40%...

27 March 2009

EPO Imposes Time Limit for Filing Divisionals

The EPO decided this week to impose time limits on when a...

16 March 2009

FRKelly at NUIM Connect 2009

NUI Maynooth are hosting a briefing on the benefits of working with...

23 February 2009

EPO to Introduce Flat Fee for Designating Countries

Originally, the EPO charged a designation fee for every country, forcing applicants...

23 February 2009

Avoiding High EPO Fees for Very Large Claim Sets

As you may recall, the EPO started charging heavily for excess claims...

20 February 2009

EPO to Increase Filing Fees for Long Specifications

The EPO currently charges applicants an official excess page fee for specifications...

22 December 2008

European Patent Office maintains, in amended form, a patent relating to mutations in BRCA1

Following a public hearing, a technical board of appeal of the European...

11 December 2008

FRKelly: the new brand identity of F. R. Kelly & Co.

The Partners and staff of FRKelly are delighted to introduce the new...

3 December 2008

Stem Cells Patent Case Decided by EBA

On 25 November 2008, the European Patent Office (EPO) issued the long-awaited...

13 November 2008

EPO to Charge Extra for Long Applications

The European Patent Office has...

7 November 2008

FRKelly is No.1 Community Trade Mark Filer in Ireland

FRKelly is the number one CTM filer in Ireland according to a...

5 November 2008

Niamh Hall awarded Diploma in Commercial Litigation from Law Society of Ireland

Niamh deals with all aspects of national, Community and International Trade...

5 October 2008

Here Be Dragons – What You Need To Know About Intellectual Property

David Brophy, European Patent Attorney and Partner with FRKelly, explains what you...

1 October 2008

Patent Protection – Safeguarding Your Inventions

Alan Wallace, European Patent Attorney and Partner with FRKelly, explains patents and...

9 May 2008

The Seven C’s: Useful strategies for Reducing Claims when Filing in Europe

As you will know by now, the EPO has a new and...

30 April 2008

The London Agreement

The London Agreement is aimed at reducing the translation costs of European...

2 February 2008

FRKelly ranks 1st in World IP Survey

FRKelly ranked 1st in Ireland in both Patent Prosecution and Trade Mark...

1 February 2008

FRKelly elects new Managing Partner

FRKelly is pleased to announce that Shane Smyth has been elected...

29 January 2008

FRKelly reduces EP filing fees

In an attempt to alleviate the high costs of filing in Europe...

1 November 2007

Changes in EPC 2000

EPC 2000 will enter into force on or before December 13, 2007,...

1 April 2007

PCT 2007 rule changes come into force

PCT rule changes came into force on April 1, 2007 allowing:Late filing...

1 January 2007

Guide to Changes Introduced by the Ireland Patents (Amendments) Act 2006

The 2006 Act fulfils several purposes, amending not only Ireland's Patents Act,...

1 February 2006

Finance Bill 2006 Introduces new Provisions

The Finance Bill introduces two new provisions in relation to dividends from...

1 January 2006

FRKelly Appoints two new Partners

FRKelly is pleased to announce the appointment on January 1, 2006 of...

16 December 2005

European Patent Office Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G01/04 sets approach for diagnostic methods

It is well known that the EPO takes a rigorous approach in...

7 December 2005

.eu Top Level Domain Registration

An EU regulation is now in place providing for the registration of...

6 July 2005

European Parliament rejects Computer Implemented Inventions Directive

Pursuant to EPC Article 52(2)(c) and (3), inventions relating to computer programs...

1 July 2005

EU Commission has issued a second report on the Biotech Directive

Following a number of years of debate in the Council and European...

1 January 2005

Effect of the 2007 PCT Reforms in Europe

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) came into effect on April 1, 2007 and...