Intellectual Property Law

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has appointed Judy McCullagh as a partner. Ms McCullagh has worked for over 20 years in the IP arena, with the majority of these years spent in the trade mark field. She represents clients before the Irish, UK and EU trade mark offices.

IP law firm Powell Gilbert has launched an office in Dublin to support the firm's work in advising and representing clients before the new Unified Patent Court (UPC). The London-based firm said the new office would complement its existing practice with a reputation for UK patent litigation and for d

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has appointed Con O'Connor and John O'Flaherty as partners. Mr O'Connor is a European patent attorney specialising in the chemical, materials and pharmaceutical fields.

James Milliken, solicitor at Belfast-based Carson McDowell, considers the impact of generative artificial intelligence on UK copyright law. At the most basic level, copyright law attempts to balance the needs of authors with the interests of society as a whole. It is intended to provide a middle gro

The European Commission has called on member states to take action to combat commercial-scale online piracy of sports and other live events, such as concerts and theatre performances. The Commission has adopted a recommendation encouraging member states, authorities, holders of rights and providers

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Gerard Kelly and associate John Milligan examine an EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ruling on a trade mark by street artist Banksy. We previously reported on a trade mark invalidity dispute involving the famous English street artist Banksy’s flower thro

Mason Hayes & Curran associate John Milligan and partner Hazel McDwyer consider a recent EU ruling on a trade mark that was perhaps too sustainable. The General Court of the EU recently held that the slogan “Sustainability through Quality” is not a trade mark as it is not sufficientl

Intellectual property specialist firm HGF has announced the relocation of its Dublin office and the opening of a new office in Belfast. Craig Thomson, a partner and patent attorney in the firm, is leading both offices, supported in Dublin by patent director Marie Walsh.

Trade mark law specialist Stobbs Ireland has appointed Tasneem Madani as an intangible asset (IA) executive. Ms Madani becomes the fourth member of the Dublin office, which was established last summer and supports clients in Ireland and throughout the EU.

The High Court has determined that Merck Sharp & Dohme was entitled to an interlocutory injunction preventing a competitor from selling a generic version of a patented drug prior to the expiry of an SPC in April 2023. The competitor, Mylan Ireland Limited, had claimed that the SPC was invalid an

William Fry partners Colette Brady and Laura Scott and student intern Anna Lee examine a trade mark dispute in the EU courts involving evidence from the UK post-Brexit. As Christmas swiftly approaches, we send you a subliminal reminder to do that last-minute shopping by sharing an interesting decisi

Mary Bleahene and Lukas Bubendorfer of FRKelly examine a recent EU decision on a trade mark for the Irish word "Siúcra". Can the Irish word for ‘sugar’ be an EU Trade Mark? The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) says ‘yes’, in a decision handed down on

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed IP litigation specialist Michael Finn as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Ireland. Mr Finn will join the firm on 3 January 2023 from Pinsent Masons, where he was a partner in the IP and commercial litigation team.

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has paid tribute to its late partner Niamh Hall, who passed away last month. Ms Hall was an accomplished trade mark attorney and solicitor. She previously served as president of the Irish Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (APTMA) and c

Gerard Kelly, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, flags up a significant EU court ruling on trade mark claims and counterclaims. The EU’s highest court, the CJEU, has recently ruled that a national court acting as an EU trade mark court hearing an action for infringement has jurisdiction to r