At Lavelle
Partners, we understand that protection of your intellectual property (IP) is
essential to the success and competitiveness of your business. Ireland is an especially attractive place to
do business due to its tax incentives for firms seeking to leverage their
valuable IP; a key factor in Ireland’s Foreign Direct Investment strategy. It is for this reason that Ireland has some
of the most stringent IP protection legislation in the world.
The Government
are currently overhauling Irish trademark law in line with new EU trademark
legislation, with the aim of lowering costs for IP protection and providing
greater certainty for businesses; this represents the first major reform in
trademark law in Ireland for over 20 years.
As part of these changes, four new statutory instruments to transpose EU
trademark law were brought into force in January 2019 in Ireland, including:
- SI
No 561 of 2018 European Union (Trade Marks) Regulations 2018
- SI
No 562 of 2018 Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2018
- SI
No 563 of 2018 European Union (Trade Marks Act,1996) (Community Trade Mark)
(Amendment) Regulations 2018
- SI
No 564 of 2018 European Union (Trade Marks Act,1996) (Community Trade Mark)
(Amendment) Regulations 2018
The changes
make trade mark registration systems across the EU more uniform and
accessible. As such, within the EU,
trademarks can be registered at the national level, or at the EU level with the
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Our specialist IP dispute services
- Copyright
breaches
- Domain
name litigation
- Employee
injunctions
- Information
technology IP theft
- Patent
litigation
- Passing
off
- Misuse
of confidential information & trade secrets
- Non-disclosure
agreement breaches
- Trademark
litigation
Why choose Lavelle Partners to assist you with IP disputes?
- As
a full-service law firm, our IP dispute Solicitors can tap into the combined
knowledge of our specialist law practitioners in the areas of contract law,
intellectual property, and corporate and commercial law to assist with your
matter. This means the advice and
representation we offer has been considered from all possible legal angles,
and, therefore, has the best chance of a positive outcome.
- Our
team have successfully handled many disputes relating to IP across a range of
industry sectors, including IT, manufacturing, food and beverage, finance,
agriculture, and defence, often representing large corporations or
multinational firms.
- We
are a partner-led firm, meaning the partner you meet will manage your case and
be available to you if you have any questions.
- Our
Solicitors are approachable, intelligent, and pragmatic. When it comes to handling IP disputes, we will assess your situation objectively and provide a
clear strategy to move your matter forward.
For further information regarding IP
disputes in Ireland, please contact Lavelle Partners in
confidence on (01) 644 5800.
