Executive Committee
Subcommittees:
Communications | Design & Copyright | Education | Finance | Patent Law | Rules Review | Social | Trade Mark Law & Practice | Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court
The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Committee of the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (the UP/UPC Committee) supports the President, the Executive Committee, and the members of the Association in relation to all matters concerned with the Unitary Patent System and the Unified Patent Court.
The UP/UPC Committee monitors developments within the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (the UP/UPC) System and fosters relationships with key partners to enable dissemination of authoritative information about the UP/UPC to the APTMA membership.
The UP/UPC Committee consists of representatives from the membership in private practice and working in industry.
The members of the UP/UPC Committee currently are as follow:
Triona Walshe (Chair) - Bausch + Lomb
Marie Walsh (Vice-Chair) - HGF
Laurence Bibow - Murgitroyd
Susanne Cahill - PurdyLucey
Alan Casey - Dolby International AB
Kevin Cosgrave - Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
Naoise Gaffney - GH Research plc
Richard Gillespie - Inventorship
Denis McCarthy - Maclachlan & Donaldson (Ireland) Limited
Sinead Škrba - Tomkins
Shane Smyth - FR Kelly
Resources:
Overview of the UP and UPC - The start of the Unitary Patent (UP) and The Unified Patent Court (UPC) started on 1 June 2023.
UP/UPC Information for Innovators - What do the Unitary Patent (UP) and The Unified Patent Court (UPC) mean for Irish innovators? - Frequently Asked Questions designed to help Innovators