GL Tool and Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Our firm has been blessed to enjoy the highest quality legal service from MacLachlan IP for two decades. The dedication to clients, responsiveness, integrity and personal touch of their legal team is extraordinary!

Robert A. Merry & Co. Limited

MacLachlan IP are our legal advisors on patent and trade mark applications and registrations for the last 20 years. This company is highly professional, efficient, objective, focused and has skilled teams working on all legal issues.

During the time that our company has been working with MacLachlan IP, their trademark expertise has been stellar. They are quick to respond and their knowledge of intellectual property law is superior, which is crucial since we are an international company and require local expertise. Our contact person at the firm provides timely advice, organized reminders and updates, and clear, concise billing. When dealing with a number of outside law firms, we appreciate MacLachlan IP’s impeccable service.

Will the content of my patent application be kept secret?

No. Your patent application will be published 18 months after the initial filing date.

What are the stages involved in obtaining a patent?

The first step in the process of obtaining patent protection is to file an application for a patent at the Intellectual Property Office containing a description, claims, abstract and optionally drawings. The application is examined by the IP Office first for formalities and then substantively. It may be necessary for the scope of the claims to be amended in light of prior art uncovered by the IP Office Examiner and of which you were not aware of prefiling. The application is published 18 months from filing and subsequently proceeds to grant once all objections raised by the Examiner have been addressed.

How do I register a patent?

Obtaining a patent is a process involving a series of stages. It is not a simple, once-off, step of registering with the patent office.

I saw a handy gadget for sale while I was on holiday in Australia. Can I get a patent for it in Ireland?

No. A patent can only be granted to the inventor of an invention or to a party who has derived the rights from the inventor. Furthermore, patents can only be granted for new devices or methods. For an invention to be new, it must not have been disclosed to the public prior to the date of filing a patent application. Since the gadget was on sale in Australia, it is no longer new, and cannot be patented in Ireland.

I have thought of a new method for laying a road surface and I have drawings for a machine for doing it. Can I get a patent?

Patents are available for technical developments which are new, non-obvious and industrially applicable. Provided that your new method and machine have not been disclosed publicly in any way, and provided that the developments address and overcome a technical problem associated with the prior-known technology, then both the method and machine are patentable.

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