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Association Sponsors Junior

Inventor Award 2010

The Association was delighted to be able sponsor the above competition. As Eamonn Laird, Controller of Patents said "I’d like to thank the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys who very kindly sponsored the prizes for the winners. I only had to ask for their support and they responded immediately with sponsorship".

The overall winner was KEVIN SOROHAN 6th class,Fermoyle National School, Lanesboro, Co. Longford, whose invention was a Seatbelt Clasp Light, namely alight which is situated in the push button of a seatbelt and will illuminate when the car lights are switched on to make it easier for the passengers to locate seat belt plugs in the dark. Congratulations Kevin.

Further details of the other winners can be found here:

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/winners-list.aspx

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New practice by the Patents Office on

Extensions of Time in Trade Mark

matters

The Patents Office has published new guidelines on granting extensions in trade mark matters. The new guidelines apply to trade mark applications, oppositions, revocation and invalidity actions from 4 May 2010. Details of the new practice can be found here.


http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/news_article.aspx?article=15de0632-cf8c-433a-a312-df14c80302b4

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Annual Association

Dinner

The Annual Dinner of the Association was held on Friday April 23rd in the Thomas Prior Hall, Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge.

The Guest Speaker was Dr. Eoin O'Neill, who is currently Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, TCD School of Business. He was formerly Director of Innovation Services at TCD.

The Hon. Member's Plate was awarded to Andrew Parkes (in absentia) while the Gearoid O'Sullivan Memorial Award was presented to Sinead Skrba (Tomkins). Life Memberships were also awarded to Gerald Kinsella and Michael Kiernan.


Left Michael Kiernan and Gerald Kinsella relax following their awards of Life Membership. Right Maggie Ramage at her first Official function as the newly elected President of ITMA. Centre Sinead Skrba and bottom left Dr. Eoin O'Neill.

 

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LONGER OPENING HOURS

FOR THE PATENTS OFFICE

As and from Monday 5th October 2009 the opening hours of the Office will be 9.30am to 5.00p.m. Monday to Friday.

NEW HEARING OFFICER

A new Hearing Officer has been appointed who will also be the head of the Trade Marks Department. No Hearings will be held for at least 6 months.

Trade Mark Rules

The proposed amendments to the rules will include provisions for filing written submissions rather than attending at a Hearing. The draft Trade Mark Amendment Rules are with the Parliamentary Counsel. A revised fees order will also be issued with the amended rules.

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TIM CLEARY R.I.P.

The Association has learned with great sadness of the sudden death of Tim Cleary, the Trade Marks Hearing Officer at the Patents Office. Tim was greatly respected and liked by the Associations' Members and he will be a great loss to the Patents Office and to the profession. Our thoughts as ever at this time are with his family.

Tim (right) talking to Gearoid Schutte at the APTMA Annual Dinner in April 2009.

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Vice-President

Congratulations to Niamh Hall who was elected Vice-President of the Association at a recent Executive Committee Meeting.

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APTMA Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner took place on Friday, April 24 at Fallon & Byrne and was attended by over 80 people. The guest of honour was Sean Timoney while among the other guests were Eamonn Laird (The Controller) and Gillian Deas (President of ITMA). The Members' Plate was presented by the President on behalf of the Association to Niamh Hall.

Sean Timoney addresses the Members.

Niamh Hall is presented with the Members' Plate by APTMA President, Gearoid Schutte.

Eamonn Laird (The Controller) and Gillian Deas (President of ITMA).

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Michael McShane R.I.P.

Michael McShane, a Life Member of the Association and a former Partner in FRKelly passed away on February 19 2009. Michael was one of the first members of the Association and it was due mainly to his efforts in 1976 and those of Andrew Parkes, the Association for the first time developed a proper set of written Rules and a Code of Conduct for its members. It was also at the behest of Michael McShane that the Association became a nominating body on the Industrial Panel for Seanad Eireann elections.

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