trade marks examination division - Irish Patents Office

Name of Section
Maintenance
Main Functions
Renewals of patents
Grant and maintenance of supplementary protection certificates;
To manage and ensure the integrity of the data on the register of
patents and the register of trade marks
Registration of Patent Agents;
Registration of Trade Mark Agents
To examine applications to register security interests, assignees,
licensees, etc. of trade marks and patents
Renewal of trade mark registrations;
To deal with requests for rectification of data concerning
patents and trade marks contained in the patent and trade mark
registers.
Process renewals fees for designs
Update Register of European Patents (Entering address for
service, translations received)
Voiding of European Patents
Mergers of Patents
Issuing of certified copies and certified extracts
14. Processing of Patent Caveat applications
Classes of Records
The main classes of records held in Administration Division are:
Patent, trade mark & design application files.
General administration files (see section 5.6).
Supplementary Protection Certificate application files.
Copyright files.
The following are the main legislative texts for the administration of which the
Division is responsible are:
The Industrial Designs Act 2001 (No.39 of 2001)
The Industrial Designs Regulations 2002 (S.I. No.280 of 2002)
Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No.28 of 2000)
Copyright and Related Rights (Register of Copyright Licensing Bodies)Regulation,
2002 (S.I. No. 463 of 2002.
Trade Marks Act 1996 (No. 6 of 1996)
Trade Marks Rules 1996 (S.I. No. 199 of 1996)
Industrial & Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927 (No. 16 of 1927))
Industrial Property Rules, 1927 (S.I. No. 78 of 1927)
Industrial Property Rules, 1927 (Amendment) Rules, 1987 (S.I. No. 332 of 1987)
Patents Act, 1992 (No. 1 of 1992)
Patents Rules, 1992 (S.I. No. 179 of 1992)
European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificate) Regulations, 1993
(S.I. No. 125 of 1993).