Ireland’s first pet trade fair
to take place in September
Space discount of 15 per cent for members of PetQuip
Innovative Events is staging and promoting Ireland’s
first dedicated trade pet and aquatics exhibition,
PetEx 2009, which will bring trade buyers and sellers
together at one event solely dedicated to the pet
and aquatics industry. The market in Ireland for pet
food and pet care products is valued at around €200
million and has been consistently growing. It is set
to be worth €205.4 million in 2010 and €211
million in 2011 according to Euromonitor International’s
Pet Food and Pet Care Products in Ireland
published in 2007.
PetEx will be a two day trade event, taking place
in the RDS, Dublin on Sunday 6 and Monday 7 September
2009. At the show, trade professionals will find the
biggest range of companies providing products and
services for pets, and can exchange experiences and
ideas with other professionals at specialist conferences
and seminars.
PetEx is brought to the pet industry by the organisers
of Pet Expo, Ireland’s only dedicated consumer
pet event which successfully launched in 2007 and
is in its third year of being staged for the pet owners
of Ireland. Event director Marie Murphy says, “PetEx
will give those involved in serving Ireland’s
pet industry the opportunity to participate in an
event that will attract buyers from all parts of Ireland,
allow them to promote their products and services
to this audience, meet new customers, develop relationships
with those in the industry and benefit from shared
experiences and industry knowledge. To further that
aim, I’m pleased to offer members of PetQuip
a discount of 15 per cent on stand space at PetEx.”
For further details about the event and exhibitor
details please visit www.petex.ie
To book a stand at PetEx at the discounted
rate, please call Lesley (quoting your PetQuip membership
number) on +353 (0) 404 66855 or mobile + 353 (0)
86 2516386 or email: lesley@petex.ie
Exclusive new
services for members of PetQuip
Intellectual Property Protection Service and
Design Deposit Scheme
Our new Intellectual Property Protection
Service came on stream on 1 June. Designed by chartered
patent attorneys Chapman Molony specifically to meet
the needs of PetQuip members, the service offers:
- Registered design applications: 20 per cent discount
on Chapman Molony’s fees for preparing and
filing design applications at the UK IP Office.
- Trade Mark applications: 20 per cent discount
on Chapman Molony’s fees for preparing and
filing trade mark applications at the UK IP Office.
- Trade Mark watching: Chapman Molony can provide
an alerting service to advise of any UK, European
Community or International Madrid Protocol (designating
the UK) trade mark applications made for your trade
mark. Cost to members of PetQuip: £135 + VAT
per year, for one trade mark in up to three classes
of goods and services.
- Chapman Molony are also able to advise on patent
matters, including patenting PetQuip members’
inventions and product developments as well as advising
on potential infringement situations.
The PetQuip Design Deposit Scheme also came
into being on 1 June. The scheme is run and administered
by us and provides a straightforward way for members
of PetQuip to produce evidence of when a design was
created.
- The way it works is simple. Members deposit their
designs with PetQuip; we then date stamp the designs
on receipt and issue confirmation that the designs
have been deposited with us.
- PetQuip members may deposit up to 30 designs with
us each year free of charge. We will ensure that
the documents deposited with us are stored securely
for up to 15 years, that being the term of unregistered
design right in the UK and European Community.
For further information and to find out how
to access PetQuip’s new Intellectual Property
Protection Service and Design Deposit Scheme, please
contact Neale Hutchinson by email at neale@petquip.com
or phone +44 (0) 1959 565 99
The world's biggest
trade fair for pet supplies
Interzoo, Nuremberg Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 May
www.interzoo.com
 The
number of UK based suppliers intending to join the
British exhibitor group at Interzoo 2010 is already
at record levels. We will be sending application forms
and exhibitor information packs within the next week
or so to firms which have already registered their
interest in participating in the PetQuip organised
British pavilion.
In response to this heightened level of interest,
we have significantly increased the amount of space
we have on hold with the show organiser. However,
to avoid disappointment, would-be participants in
the British group who have not yet been in touch with
PetQuip are encouraged to do so soon.
PetQuip is offering exhibitors at Interzoo
2010 an inclusive deal which includes:
-
a prime location for the British pavilion
-
a comprehensive stand package designed so that
you can just turn up and display your products
-
government grants to help offset the cost of
stand space and construction.
Participants in the PetQuip organised exhibitor group
are not obliged to be located in the British pavilion.
Eligible firms that prefer to exhibit on their own
in other areas of the show may also be able to claim
the government grants, providing they apply for the
funding at the same time as they commit to taking
stand space at Interzoo.
To register your interest in exhibiting with
the British group at Interzoo 2010, please contact
Theresa Swann or Emma Lewis at PetQuip on +44 (0)
1959 565 995 or email info@petquip.com
Trade mark registration fees reduced
It is now considerably less expensive to protect
your brands and trade marks in Europe.
 As
from 1 May, Community Trade Mark (CTM) application
and registration fees have been replaced with a single
official fee, which is significantly lower than the
old fees. The new single fee represents a reduction
of 40 per cent in the official fees associated with
the filing and registration of a CTM.
Mascota aims to be the first show to bring together
the entire Spanish pet sector
Space discount of 10 per cent for members of PetQuip
www.salonmascota.com
 The
first edition of Mascota will be staged from 1-4 October
in Fira de Barcelona’s Montjuïc exhibition
centre. Expanding the scope of the former trade show
Sizoo, Mascota will bring together companies dedicated
to pet food, fashion, grooming, health and care, as
well as the sector’s leading associations and
guilds.
The aim of show director Antoni Cambredó is
to concentrate veterinarians, breeders, distributors
and consumers in the same fair, located in the region
with the pet care sector’s highest sales turnover
in Spain. According to Mr Cambredó, Catalonia
accounts for 30.6 per cent of the national spend.
A feature of the Mascota trade show is that it will
be open to the general public on the weekend of 3-4
October. Mr Cambredó believes this innovation
will be highly popular because it makes the investment
of exhibitors more cost effective by allowing them
to market their products in situ and test the reception
of new products in the Spanish market.
The organisers of Mascota hope to build on the success
of Sizoo, which received over 11,400 trade visitors
in 2007, and Pets Festival, the last edition of which
attracted 42,000 people. They aim to recruit national
and international exhibitors as well as attracting
the 680 distributors in Spain as visitors. “This
initiative will allow foreign exhibitors to find distributors
to export products to our country”, says the
show’s director.
To book a stand at Mascota please call Damien
(quoting your PetQuip membership number) on +44 (0)
207 723 8327 or email: damien.randria@novalys.com
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