We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 20

A guide to trade marks

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • October 12 2012

A trade mark is any mark used to distinguish the goods or services of one business from those of its competitors

Publication of the Irish Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • August 31 2012

The long awaited Irish Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 (the Bill) was published last month by the Irish Minister for Finance, Mr Michael Noonan T.D

Publication of Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • July 30 2012

The Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 (the Bill) was published on 19 July 2012 by the Minister for Finance, Mr Michael Noonan T.D

Pick your numbers now! The Irish Lottery 20 year licence is out to tender.

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • June 12 2012

The licence to operate Ireland's National Lottery will soon be up for sale

The battle of the breads

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 12 2012

A recent case taken by bakers McCambridge’s against Brennans’ bread highlights how brand packaging can sometimes unintentionally cross the line into passing off

An Irish licensing regime draws nearer: work is to begin immediately on new legislation to modernise gambling laws in Ireland

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 26 2011

The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D., (the Minister) announced on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, that the Irish Government has agreed to his proposal to start work immediately on new legislation to modernise Irish gambling laws

Betting duty extended to offshore betting in the Irish budget, but is a licensing regime any nearer?

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • December 8 2010

The Irish Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, announced on Tuesday 7 December 2010 in his 2011 Budget speech that he was going to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that bets placed on the internet by domestic "punters" are subject to the same level of betting duty as applies in high street betting shops

Irish trade marks: some changes to the procedures.

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • October 18 2010

New rules came into force on 4 October 2010 that have made some substantive changes to procedures relating to Irish trade marks

Taxation battle looming over online gambling industry

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • July 31 2010

In May this year, Taoiseach Brian Cowen (the Irish Prime Minister), announced that the Irish Government is to tax online betting and to introduce licences for overseas betting providers

Website terms of use

  • LK Shields
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • June 22 2010

If you own a website and you want to prevent your content from being misappropriated by third parties, then you'll be cheering for Ryanair as Michael O'Leary takes on a German price comparison website