Data Protection Reform and the Data Retention Directive.
As published in the December 2008 edition of Data Protection Law and Policy.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
December 2008.
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Warning - Relating to Trade Mark Fee Requests.
November 2008.
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Hospitality Sector in Ireland: Five Golden Rules for Doing Business Online.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
September 2008.
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New Guidelines for the Retail Sector.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
September 2008.
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Wild Geese: A Case of Fowl Play?
The Irish leg of a worldwide trade mark dispute.
Contact: Aine Matthews.
Summer 2008.
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Digital Media and Intellectual Property Rights.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
May 2008.
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Beware When You Compare.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
March 2008.
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Software Assignments.
You've paid a contractor to design software for your business and told him what the software should do, so you automatically own it, right? Not unless you have it in writing...
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
Spring 2008.
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Design Rights and Piggy Banks.
Contact: Aine Matthews.
January 2008.
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Data Protection Guidance:
Processing Credit, Debit, Charge or Other Types of Payment Cards.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy
January 2008.
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International Registration of Designs - Protection Made Easier.
Contact: Aine Matthews.
January 2008.
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Use of Genetic Data by Employers.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
October 2007.
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The Data Protection Commissioner and Biometric Systems.
Contact: Jennifer Adams.
Autumn 2007.
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Why Protect Your Brand with a Trade Mark? Contact: Aine Matthews. July 2007. Click to view. (pdf)

Manual Data - Get Your Paper Files Ready Before October!
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
July 2007.
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Blog Standard: Why Businesses Need to Stay Alert.
As the online world continues to change and develop around us, we may not be fully aware of the legal implications of the latest fad or internet tool. This article explains why companies need to keep an eye on the growing enthusiasm for 'blogging'.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
Summer 2007.
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Websites and Emails: New Company Law Requirements.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
March 2007.
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Public Lending Establishments Must Now Pay Royalties.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
February 2007.
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Data Protection Working Paper Published on Electronic Health Records.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
February 2007.
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Comparative Advertising - Take a Lidl Care!
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
January 2007.
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Unannounced Visits to Mortgage Brokers and Estate Agents from the
Data Protection Commissioner.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
January 2007.
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Patent Confusion.
Patents and software programs.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
December 2006.
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New Batteries Directive to Impact on MP3 Players, PDAs
and Other Electronic Devices.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
November 2006.
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New Advertising Code from January 2007.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
October 2006.
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Irish Stamp of Approval for International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Data Protection Initiative.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
September 2006.
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.MOBI Domain Names.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
September 2006.
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OK Computer - Commissioning Software.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
Autumn 2006.
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Sports Sponsorship - An Ambush Waiting to Happen!
Contact: Eoin Cunneen or Aine Matthews.
September 2006.
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Making Sure You Have the Real Thing.
Most of us buy brands rather than products, so how can you be sure that your brand is as safe as Fort Knox? By registering it as a trade mark.
Contact: Eoin Cunneen or Aine Matthews.
Summer 2006.
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Brand Development.
Contact: Aine Matthews.
November 2005.
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Case Note: Passive Holding of a Domain Name May Not Constitute Evidence of Use in Bad Faith.
June 2004.
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Case Note: Ireland's ESB (Electricity Supply Board) Loses Domain Name to UK Retailer.
January 2004.
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Case Note: In Classen Holding v OHIM, the Court of First Instance has issued guidance on the application of the principle of restitutio in integrum (meaning restitution to original position).
December 2003.
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New Restrictions on SPAM - Unsolicited Direct Marketing
came into Force on 6 November, 2003.
Contact: Deirdre Kilroy.
November 2003.
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Irish Domain Name Registry (IEDR) Dispute Resolution Policy.
Contact: Aine Matthews.
Autumn 2003.
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"UNITHROID.COM" to Remain With Registrant.
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Electronic Commerce Regulations Finally Implemented in Ireland.
Autumn 2003.
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.Pro High-Level Domain Name.
Autumn 2003.
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Irish Trade Marks Office Database Now Online.
Autumn 2003.
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Arsenal Football Club - Further Developments in Relation to Trade Marks.
Autumn 2003.
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When You Can't Even Call Your Name Your Own.
Published in Implicit, Issue 3, Autumn 2003.
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US Ratification of the Madrid Protocol.
Autumn 2003.
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Registration of Smells as Trade Marks.
Autumn 2003.
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Intellectual Property Legislation Update.
Autumn 2003.
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The Community Design - FAQ.
Published in Implicit, Issue 3, Autumn 2003.
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Recent Developments in Franchising in Ireland.
Autumn 2003.
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Case Note: Unsuccessful Application for a Community Trade Mark: ASTERIX Fails to Oppose STARIX.
December 2003.
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Case Note: Figurative Trade Mark Owned by Adidas Has Not Been Infringed.
July 2003.
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Case Note: European Court of Justice Ruling that Labelling Requirements for Tobacco Products.
January 2003.
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Ireland and the Madrid Protocol: A New Trade Mark System for Ireland. (pdf)
November 2001.
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Cybersquatting. (pdf)
Contact: Eoin Cunneen.
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