F. R. Kelly & Co. have compiled a list of the most useful strategies for reducing claims when filing in Europe.

F. R. Kelly & Co. is pleased to announce that Shane Smyth has been elected Managing Partner with effect from February 1, 2008.

European Patent Office Administrative Council has announced EPO fees changes which come into effect from April 1, 2008. More details on these changes as well as our reduced filing fee can be found here.

London Agreement on the translation of European Patents will come into effect on May 1, 2008 with ratification by France. More details can be found here.

EPC 2000 will enter into force on or before December 13, 2007, and it will introduce a number of changes to the European patent procedure. A guide to changes introduced by the new convention can be found here.

Ireland Patents (Amendments) Act 2006 The 2006 Act fulfils several purposes, amending not only Ireland’s Patents Act, but also the Trade Marks Act, the Industrial Designs Act, and the Copyright and Related Rights Act. A guide to changes introduced by the act can be found here.

PCT 2007 A new version of the PCT comes into force in April, 2007 and more information detailing changes in the new convention can be found here.

F. R. Kelly & Co. is pleased to announce the appointment on January 1, 2006 of new Partners, Mary Bleahene and Alan Wallace.

Finance Bill 2006 introduces two new provisions in relation to dividends from exempt patent royalty income.

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

European Patent Office Enlarged Board of Appeal decision sets out new regime for EPO amendments.

A European Union regulation is now in place providing for the registration of the new .eu top level domain (TLD).

EU Commission has issued a second report on the Biotech Directive

Irish Patent Office has published information for inventors who may be considering employing the services of an invention promotion company to commercialise their invention.

European Parliament rejects Computer Implemented Inventions Directive

F. R. Kelly & Co. was again ranked in the top tier of Patent and Trade Mark firms in Ireland as it has done so in a number of years in the past.  The rankings were based on an annual survey of corporate and private practice IP specialists worldwide carried out by Managing Intellectual Property. We continue to work to maintain our excellent reputation based on technical expertise, professional experience and service quality levels.