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This episode focuses on the importance of intellectual property rights including trademarks, design rights, copyright, patents, and trade secrets legislation.

In the May edition of IP Ezine we discussed the progress of the Unitary Patent System in Europe which has been pushed through in record time, after a gestation period of around 40 years, under the EU’s "enhanced cooperation" procedure.

The article below dealing with patents is the first in a series of articles authored by Deirdre Kilroy and Michael Finn analysing the impact of Brexit in the area of intellectual property.

Today is World IP Day, a day on which we celebrate intellectual property and the innovators and creators of the world.

The injunction, which restrains Teva from launching a generic version of BMS' product Eliquis®, while BMS maintains a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for its active ingredient...

The introduction of a "knowledge development box" in Ireland from 1 January 2016 has further enhanced Ireland's intellectual property ("IP") tax regime and bolstered Ireland's reputation...

The European Commission (the "Commission") launched a public consultation on 12 October 2017 (the "Consultation") seeking views on proposed reforms on certain aspects of patent ...

Since the leapfrog in progress last year towards a unified patent system, progress has been on hold pending agreement on the location of the proposed Unified Patent Court. In late June the European Council overcame this impasse.

Among 35 initiatives the European Commission plans to withdraw is the proposed regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Other notable withdrawals are the AI Liability Directive and the ePrivacy Regulation.

For businesses that are engaged in proceedings or procedural matters before an IP office, such as the European Patents Office or the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, COVID-19 will impact on...

On 6 December 2021, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, the association representing the international originator biopharmaceutical industry in Ireland, published the finalised version of

On 11 December the European Parliament finally approved the Unitary Patent Regulation, a language proposal and a plan for a Unified European Patent Court.

Recently the Irish government reaffirmed its commitment to participate in the European Unitary Patent system and Unified Patent Court (UPC) and to hold a referendum to enable Ireland to do so.

On 28 June 2022, the Government issued a press release reaffirming its commitment to hold a referendum to enable Ireland to participate in the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.

Once enacted, the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 will significantly reform the regulation of online content in Ireland.

The Irish Government's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment announced yesterday (23 January) that the Government has approved a proposal...

In a recent case, the UK Supreme Court issued a decision which will be of significance to the providers of replacement parts of consumer goods.