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Did you know that Kilkenny has been ranked as the “friendliest city in Europe”? As well as being a draw for tourists from all over the world to visit its famous castle and crafts hub, the city is also home to all Irish trademark applications at the Irish Patents Office. The Paten…

On 21 September 2019, over six million people descended on Munich to attend Oktoberfest, the world’s largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Oktoberfest is also known as Wiesn, the common name for fairgrounds. Part of Bavarian culture since 1810, Oktoberfest is …

Today the global pharmaceutical market is booming. According to our recent report into Trademark Activity in the Pharmaceutical Industry, in the USPTO alone over the past 10 years, overall trademark filing activity increased by 59%, from over 294 thousand in 2008 to 469 thousand …

Not all trademarks are created equally and this is particularly true in the case of pharmaceutical trademarks. While all potential trademarks face similar challenges in development and registration, there are some unique issues facing those developing new brands in the Pharma ind…

Did you know that in 2018 worldwide revenue in the Pharma industry exceeded $1.1 trillion? With this kind of prolific activity the screening and clearance of Pharma trademarks and brand protection demands strong and efficient team work. Our Pharma clients rely on a fast, intuitiv…

The drums of economic doom have been soundly beating throughout 2019. The consensus is a global recession in 2020 is now a serious prospect due to the US/China trade war, Brexit, currency gyrations, and slow growth across most nations.

The 33rd MARQUES Annual Conference took place in Dublin this year from September 17th to 20th at the Citywest Hotel and Conference Centre. The event was very well attended by over one thousand delegates and was at capacity. We would like to take this opportunity to thank here the…

“Discovering, developing, and testing a new medicine has rightly been described as the riskiest research process in the world…. One harsh reality: about half of all new drug candidates fail in the late stages of clinical trials after the bulk of research and development costs hav…

In many regions, relevant trademark regulations apply to the creation, application, registration and use of all trademarks irrespective of their specific industry. In relation to pharmaceutical trademarks, this can pose something of an issue, given the additional demands and regu…

The scale of counterfeit medicines shocks even the most experienced border and law enforcement professionals.