Monthly Archives: May 2018

A Very Expensive Point Of Principle…

Nutrimedical B.V. and Aymes International Limited   v.  Nualtra Limited [ 2017] IEHC 253;

As we all know principles can be very expensive, particularly when it comes to common law based trade mark litigation. This trade mark infringement case in the Commercial Court division of the High Court in Ireland is a classic example of the...
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Giving With One Hand While Taking Away With The Other – Changes In The “.ie” Domain Space

Things have become simpler in the .ie domain space.  Previously it was necessary to demonstrate a bona fide claim to a domain name before the application would be accepted.  This could involve providing detailed information by way of evidence and correspondingly had the effect of restricting the number of .ie domain names.Since 21 March 2018...
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Update On Progress of The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Systems

[mp_row][mp_span col="12"]Around this time last year, it appeared that the commencement of the Unitary Patents System was imminent as reported in our article hereHowever, the commencement of the system and of the Unified Patent Court remains uncertain pending a constitutional challenge in Germany and also the UK’s final resolution of its Brexit arrangements.Although...
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