TODAY’S TRADEMARK – OATFIELD

Oatfield was a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. The company was the oldest confectionery manufacturer in Ireland. The business began as a wholesale and retail outlet on the Port Road in the town. The McKinney family began to make their own sweets, and on 15 August 1927, the first sweets were made on the open coke fire in a shed at the back of the shop. The land on which the factory stood was purchased in November 1929, the first sod was cut in February 1930. Six people were employed at the time. The company at the time was known as Mayfield Confectionery but the name was quickly changed as another company in Manchester traded by this name. The company name was changed to Oatfield. The land on which the factory was built was known as Oatfield. The May was dropped and Oat was substituted and hence the name “Oatfield”. The weekly production of confectionery was about 3 tons. Today the company produces approximately 65 tons a week.

The trademark of this company was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 1212632 on October 12, 1982