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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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Qualified Electronic Signatures at the EPO

3rd December 2021

The EPO now accepts qualified electronic signatures, in addition to handwritten signatures, for recording assignments and licenses. Patent attorney from our Dublin office expl...

Get a Patent Quickly with the Green Channel

5th November 2021

Gearoid Moran, patent associate, recently had the pleasure of assisting the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys with the IP auditing of finalists for the Earthshot Prize o...

Imitation is not always flattering

15th September 2021

The famous quote from Oscar Wilde, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” has long been bandied about, mainly as an excuse for blatant copying. However, in the world of...

Inside Marketing podcast - the Irish Times

27th August 2021

FRKelly’s Adam Flynn and CI Studio’s Niall Corcoran recently appeared on the Irish Times Inside Marketing podcast to discuss what dangers to avoid when coming up with a new br...

Facetec saves face in ZOOM dispute

23rd August 2021

Facetec Inc - the creator of the Zoom video-conferencing platform, which surged in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic - has successfully faced off an opposition by Japan-...

Double Patenting

9th August 2021

The referring Examining Division refused a European patent application on the ground that the applicant already had a patent for the same invention.

Virtual Round Table - Intellectual Property in 2021

20th July 2021

As the Intellectual Property industry continues to evolve and adapt to the current social changes, Sumi Nadarajah spoke at a recent virtual round table organised by Corporate ...

Protecting Local Crafts - Geographical Indications for Non-Agricultural products

8th July 2021

Under EU law, GIs currently only protect agricultural products and foodstuffs. In its Action Plan on Intellectual Property 2020, however, the European Commission announced tha...

Deadline of 30 September 2021 for claiming an EU filing date on UK cases

21st June 2021

Applicants with EU trade marks and design applications that were pending on 1 January 2021 can file for a UK right and claim the earlier filing date. This service is only avai...

No Chance For Monopoly

15th June 2021

Issues relating to use of trade marks is coming to the fore of EU trade mark law and may have a significant effect on registered trade marks and the examination of trade mark ...

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