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As Intellectual Property specialists we understand what it takes for you to bring your ideas to life. So whether you’re prototyping a new product, embarking on a re-brand, or have revolutionised the coffee industry, it’s always a good time to talk to us.

Trade Marks

A Trade Mark is the recognisable symbol you use to distinguish your products and services from those of your competitors. It is central to establishing brand awareness and ...

Patents

A patent gives you the right to decide how your inventions can be used by others. Securing a strong patent requires an understanding of the relevant industry in order to ma...

Design & Copyright

Good design helps businesses to compete. It helps them set the pace in crowded markets, creates differentiation, adds value and is strongly connected to business growth. At...

Maintenance Fees

Patents, trademarks and registered designs all require periodic payments of renewal fees to keep them in force and to maintain IP rights. The maintenance of these renewals ...

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Our partners have contributed to drafting European IP legislation and co-authored the leading text on Irish IP law. Explore our resource library to access our expertise at source.

CRISTAL – Descriptive for Medical Goods?

23rd April 2021

In a recent decision, the EUIPO Board of Appeal had to decide on whether the mark “CRISTAL” is descriptive of medical goods. You may think it slightly odd that “CRISTAL” would...

Computational Efficiency as an Indicator of Inventive Step

31st March 2021

The decision provides useful insights into another important aspect of the Infineon decision regarding how comparative effects (e.g. faster processing) might be indicative of ...

UK Corporation Tax Relief and Patents

11th March 2021

The UK government announced changes to their corporation tax rates as part of the March 2021 budget, but the ‘Patent Box’ scheme appears untouched.

Trade Marks: The business asset you must protect

10th March 2021

Ferrari’s race to control the appearance of a supercar

4th March 2021

The EU provides unregistered design right protection not just for complete products, but also for parts of a product. But does every part of a product automatically get such p...

New UK customs notification procedure following Brexit departure from EU system

1st March 2021

The United Kingdom has introduced a new procedure for notifying UK IP rights to the customs authority, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, now that they have departed from the ...

Trade Marks and Brexit – What Happened and What’s Next?

11th February 2021

Now that the UK has left the EU – with a Withdrawal Agreement rather than the dreaded No-Deal scenario – the following changes have taken place.

Brexit - what you need to do now

9th February 2021

The Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020, which means that since 01 January 2021, your EU unitary rights no longer take effect in the UK.

FRKelly announces Gavan Ferguson as Managing Partner

2nd February 2021

We are delighted to announce that Gavan Ferguson has been appointed as our Managing Partner.

Navigating Amendment of Chemical Inventions in Europe

28th January 2021

The first hit compound identified in a drug discovery program is generally not the compound which is ultimately brought forward for clinical trials and drug development.

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Because no two stories are the same.

From artisanal coffee roasters to Ivy League colleges, high potential start-ups to FTSE 500s, business incubators to global institutions. We expertly safeguard the stories of any and every one.

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A global leader in load handling

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