As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate, several consumers have resorted to bulk-buying everyday products to avoid taking frequent trips to the supermarket. Others have chosen to do their shopping as swiftly as possible, taking the least amount of time, rushing to get back to their homes. As the demand [...]
Trade Mark owners, once they receive their Certificates of Registration, are always advised to police these rights to ensure that these rights are not diluted by a third party using or attempting to register a confusingly similar trade mark. It can be daunting if one receives a cease and desist [...]
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently issued a decision on its approach to patent applications that designate artificial intelligence (AI) systems as inventors. In January 2020, the EPO published its reasons for refusing two patent applications where the inventor named on the applications was an AI system called “DABUS”. [...]
A good day exhibiting at the Northern Ireland Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference raising awareness of the importance of Intellectual Property to every business. Cherrie Stewart, a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, and Isabel Meenan, a Chartered Patent Attorney, manned the stand fielding all sorts of enquiries about all manner of [...]
Peter MacLachlan, a trade mark director based in our Dublin office, made notice of the slogans used in the recent general election in Ireland. He writes:- As you may or not be aware it is possible to register a slogan as a trade mark. What brought this to mind in [...]
Brands, often referred to as trade marks, are those signs which identify one company’s products and services from those of their competitors. They can consist of words, logos, slogans, colours, noises, gestures, smells or a combination of these things. Brands can be a company’s biggest asset; in 2018 Interbrand valued [...]
Do you know what a trade secret is? Do you know how to go about identifying and protecting your trade secrets? Read more to find out more about how you can manage these vital assets for your business. Trade secrets are an unregistered form of IP. There are no records [...]
If you haven’t already considered what New Year’s resolutions you should be planning and adhering to, we have a suggestion to make. Please remember to consider Intellectual Property (IP) at the start of a project. Don’t leave it until you have already made substantial progress, only to discover that there [...]
Ansons are delighted to be working with Women in Business NI to bring you a workshop entitled "Protect Your Brand". Every business has a brand and every brand has signs, i.e. trade marks, which serve to identify their goods and services to the consumer. Adopting and securing good trade marks [...]
When: 3rd October 2019 Where: Innovation Factory, Forthriver Buisness Park, 385 Springfield Road, BELFAST, BT12 7DG Join us for a unique session that brings together two very different personalities who, through their shared experiences, bring a different perspective on how the design and legal process together can deliver on the [...]
