Ansons are pleased to announce that we will be publishing a "Back to Basics" series over the coming months with a focus on the basic facts of each form of IP. IP has a breadth of coverage, of which some people may be unaware. It stretches from trade marks, patents [...]
You may have seen that Ballymoney entrepreneur Zara McLaughlin has been getting some publicity recently due to a letter received from the representatives of the owners of trade mark registrations for the mark ZARA. These numerous registrations cover, inter alia, goods which are identical to those which Ms McLaughlin produces. [...]
We have written about exhaustion of rights in the context of Brexit in the past on our sister website MacLachlan & Donaldson, and have been monitoring the news to keep you up to date on what will be happening in this area in the UK. As you may be aware, [...]
On Thursday 13th, Cherrie Stewart and Dr. Isabel Meenan, are joining the Ballymeana Business Centre tomorrow for a “Wee Buns for Business” session. They will be discussing all the main aspects of Intellectual Property covering the main areas of Trade Marks, Patents, Design, Trade Secrets and Copyright. The webinar will [...]
The legal definition of a trade mark is any sign, capable of being represented graphically, which can distinguish goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings. A trade mark can be a word, a phase, a symbol, a colour or a combination of these elements, but the [...]
Cherrie Stewart, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Director of Ansons, has contributed a number insightful articles to CITMA Review in the past few months. One covered the on the current situation of Intellectual Property in Northern Ireland. With the Northern Irish Protocol now in place following the implementation of Brexit, [...]
Ansons has moved the first of their lunchtime series on-line. The first of the three sessions will be on World Intellectual Property Day, Monday, 27th April when we will provide an introduction into the world of Intellectual Property. While we hope to hold the remaining sessions in our offices, if [...]
In celebration of World IP Day 2020, 26th April, Ansons are focusing our news post this week on green and sustainable topics in support of the theme “Innovate for a Green Future” To embrace a green future is a modern-day challenge in which we all play a role in attaining. [...]
At Ansons and M&D, we advise clients on a variety of issues regarding the use of registered trade marks. One of the issues discussed frequently is the correct way of using a registered trade mark. The following are some general guidelines we often share with clients on how to use [...]
Ansons would like to alert all clients and associates to the latest alert from the EUIPO. There is currently a new misleading invoice in circulation, which takes the form of a fake EUIPO decision. We would urge all users of the EUIPO to be vigilant about any communication regarding decisions [...]
