15 March 2023The first organisational issue to consider when starting a new business is what legal structure to use. There are three basic options to choose...
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15 March 2023Unlike trade marks, domain names are not technically owned by the user. Domain names must be registered in the domain name system (DNS) database,...
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15 March 2023Irish companies generally have two different types of share capital – authorised share capital and issued share capital. Authorised share capital is simply the...
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15 March 2023As a partnership is not a separate legal entity, its partners share the profits and losses of the partnership business directly. As a result,...
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15 March 2023Creative trade mark licensing can greatly increase a company’s revenues, as well as expand its brand identification and sales reach into territories that otherwise...
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15 March 2023A power of attorney is a legal document by which you can appoint and authorize another person (usually a trusted friend, family member, colleague...
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15 March 2023The success or failure of a business depends on its ability to maintain a competitive advantage, and a company’s competitive advantage often depends on...
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15 March 2023A patent is the legal right to preclude another person from making, selling, offering to sell, using or importing any product or process that...
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15 March 2023Although it is much easier to enforce a trade mark if it is registered, it is also possible to seek damages for the common...
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15 March 2023Once a patent has issued on your invention, you will be able to preclude anybody else from using it in the designated countries for...
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15 March 2023Both charges and mortgages must be “perfected” in order to be valid against the borrower and its other creditors. To be perfected in Ireland,...
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15 March 2023Many great business ideas die on the vine because not enough thought and effort goes into promoting the business and getting customers in the...
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