McHalewood & Sons Ltd.
 







MANAGERS


Cherrie Stewart

Trade Marks

Joined the firm in 1998. Graduated from Sheffield University in 1998 with a B.A. degree in Biblical Theology. Student member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.

 


Terence Devlin

Patents and Designs

Joined the firm in 2004. Graduated from The University of Ulster with a BEng (Hons) in Engineering in 1999. Carried out post-graduate research in The Northern Ireland Bioengineering Centre in the field of composite materials and orthopaedic implant devices.

DIRECTORS


Norman MacLachlan

European Patent Attorney. Chartered Patent Attorney. Trade Mark Attorney.

Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA). Member of other national and international associations of Intellectual Property Practitioners, including FICPI, AIPPI, INTA, UNION and LES.

 


Bernadette Walsh

Community Trade Mark Attorney.

Currently a member of the INTA Madrid System Subcommittee. Also a member of ECTA and a Foreign Member of ITMA.

 


Cliff Kennedy

Community Trade Mark Attorney. Barrister-at-Law.

Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, with a B.A. (Mod) degree in Legal Science in 1976. Qualified as a Barrister in 1977. Awarded a Master of Arts degree by Trinity College in 1981. Foreign Member of ITMA.

 


Denis McCarthy

European Patent Attorney. Chartered Patent Attorney. Community Trade Mark Attorney.

Graduated from the University of Limerick with a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Technology, specialising in Materials and Production Engineering. Council member of the European Patent Institute. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and member of FICPI, AIPPI, UNION & LES.

 


Yvonne McKeown

European Patent Attorney. Community Trade Mark Attorney.

Graduated in 1978 from Trinity College, Dublin. Awarded a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Trinity College in 1984. Carried out post-graduate research at TNO, Rijswijk, Netherlands, and obtained Postdoctoral fellowships in the field of Biotechnology at Plant Genetic Systems, N.V., Belgium and Department of Zoology, University College, Dublin. Council Member of the European Patent Institute and Member of the Copyright Association of Ireland, UNION, LES and AIPPI.

ASSOCIATES


Marie Walsh

European Patent Attorney. Chartered Patent Attorney.

Graduated from the University of Limerick in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry. Industrial experience in the United Kingdom as a research scientist with Imperial Chemical Industries plc. Conducted post-graduate research in the Chemistry Department of University College, Cork. Awarded MBA from the Open University, 1996. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys.

 


Kate Syrtsova

European Patent Attorney

Obtained a BEng and MEng in Mechanical Engineering in Moscow specialising in Automation in Manufacturing. Has considerable experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications relating to a wide range of technologies including manufacturing, equipment and processes in mechanical and electrical fields, agricultural machinery, pharmaceutical and food industries, medical devices and human necessities. Takes special interest in industrial designs.

 


Triona Walshe
Technical Assistant

Graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College, Dublin with a BSc. (Hons) in Applied Science (Physics and Chemistry) in 1996. Carried out post-graduate research in the Chemistry Department of Trinity College, Dublin. Obtained a Postdoctoral fellowship in the field of Pharmacology in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Trinity College, Dublin.

 


Jonathan White

Technical Assistant

Joined the firm after spending several years with one of the largest firms of Patent Attorneys in New Zealand. Obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in computer science from University College Dublin. Qualified New Zealand and Australian Patent Attorney. Specialises in patents in the electronics, software, telecommunications, business methods and mechanical engineering fields. Member of the New Zealand Institute of Patent Attorneys and a Member of the Irish Computer Society and Irish Software Association.

 


Peter MacLachlan

Trade Mark Attorney

Joined the firm, having graduated from University College, Dublin, with a B.A. degree in Philosophy and Archaeology. Obtained a Diploma in Legal Studies in 1992.

 


Carla MacLachlan

Trade Mark Attorney

Joined the firm having graduated from the Accountancy & Business College, Dublin, with a Diploma in Marketing.

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER


Paul Lynch
Financial Controller

Joined the firm in 2008, having gained many years of financial experience in the manufacturing, retail and printing industries. Graduated from UCD in 1993 with a BComm degree. Qualified as an accountant in 1997. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.

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