Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 19 March, 2019 The influencer Chiara…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 14 March 2019 GUCCI Intellectual Property…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for [insert date], 2018 Take-Two settles copyright…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 12 March, 2019: Jury Awards $95.5M…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 11 March, 2019: The…
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With Brexit fast approaching and the influx of foreign companies considering Ireland as a potential homing ground, I thought it would be useful to flag a few crucial/important employment law matters that employers should consider or at least be aware…
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There was a lot talk about the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act) last year due to its proposed upheaval to zero hours contract. After a lot of debate the legislation was finally signed into law by the President on…
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The Big Mac Trademark Decision As the internet goes into full on meltdown about a decision of the EUIPO, Irish national pride is on display in a way not seen by this trademark nerd since Italia ’90. Yes, Supermac’s beat…
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The Big Mac Trademark Decision The world’s media is currently losing it’s collective mind about a decision of the EUIPO regarding McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’ trademark. This, for example, is a screen shot of my news feed of intellectual property sources…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 4 January 2019. Nike Faces Trademark…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 3 January 2019: Nirvana Sue Mac…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 2 January, 2019: The…
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An Post Rebrand It’s Christmas time, and that means the posties of Ireland are up the walls. I know, because my cousin Michael is a postman (Hi Michael). But I digress. Presumably January is a slow enough month. What better…
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Fear The Wolf Hunter Trademark Rookie Linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys Leighton Vander Esch spent Monday of this week on a trademark application spree. Vander Esch has applied to register all the following terms/phrases: The Wolf Hunter; Fear the Wolf…
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Epic Shot Trademark Over the last week, electronics giant Samsung has applied for UK, EU and US trademarks for ‘Epic Shot’ or ‘Samsung Epic Shot’. Immediately, you think “that’s some sort of new camera thing” right? Well, not so fast.…
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“Prem” Trademark Application Previously on our fun game “can they really trademark that?” Specsavers apply for (and obtain, wrongly in my view) trademarks for the words “Should’ve” and “Shouldve”. See previous posts on that HERE and HERE. Now, in…
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Google Hologram Trademark There’s been two interesting trademark applications filed by Google in the last few days. What they are for, or what they mean, I have absolutely no idea. Let the wild speculating commence! Google Trademark 1 Firstly, we…
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Be Together Samsung Over the last two weeks, Samsung has applied for trademark registrations in the EU and US around the phrase “Be Together”. (Click to enlarge) Each application is for “Smartphones; Tablet computers; Smart watches.” You can have a…
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Background The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (the “2015 Act”) introduced substantial changes to the law on collective bargaining when it came into force on 22 July 2015. Prior to the enactment of the 2015 Act the law on collective…
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The default position in the Workplace Relations Commissions’ (WRC) Code of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures is that an employee is entitled to representation which “includes a colleague of the employee’s choice and a registered trade union but not…
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US Trademark Filings The latest US Trademark Applications are out, and make for interesting reading! Of the 1,200 odd applications filed, here’s a few you might find interesting! You can click on any of the pictures below to enlarge. …
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 11 October, 2018: NWSL claims Royals…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 10 October, 2018: Barbie could be…
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The Boy Wizard Trademark Most people probably know that Harry Potter is ‘The Boy Wizard’, right? Well I did, and I’ve never read the books. So why then, 21 years after the first book was released, did Warner Brothers yesterday…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 9 October, 2018: Hublot settles ‘red…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 8 October, 2018: Sixers now embracing…
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Video Presentation: The following is a short video taken from a presentation delivered by Ogier Leman to a group of practicing Examiners in KPMG. The topic was Examiner’s costs and expenses. In it, we look at the question of what…
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Conor McGregor Trademarks From having zero trademark applications (see here) to having some, to now having lots, I’ve been following the Conor McGregor trademark story from the very beginning. And now it’s time for the latest installment. The Champ Champ…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for Monday July, 2018: Nintendo GameCube Classic…
Read more »Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 18 June, 2018: Conor McGregor wants…
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