Presentation delivered by Siobhan Bolger of the Patents Office on March 10th 2012 on behalf of Donegal CEB

1. Intellectual Property
The Application Process
Siobhan Bolger
6th March 2012
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2. Patents Office Mission
“To promote an efficient and effective
system of industrial property
protection that will encourage
technological progress and promote
enterprise through the
implementation by the office of the
relevant legislation”
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3. Intellectual Property
 You have decided your business
would benefit from a Trade Mark
Registration, Design Registration
or Patent Protection
 What should you do?
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4. Intellectual Property
 Consider your market
 Where do you need
protection?
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5. Trade Marks
 National Trade Mark
 Community Trade Mark
 International (Madrid Protocol)
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6. How much will it cost?
Statutory Trade Mark Fees
Registration in Ireland Community Trade Mark
Application Fee per class €70 Application and €900*
Registration Fee €177 Registration Fee
Total for application Total cost for application
with 3 classes = €387 with 3 Classes = €900*
*(Fees are based on electronic-
filing/payment).
Agents Fees?
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7. How long will it take?
 Valid application
 No opposition
 6 months
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8. Industrial Designs
 National Design Registration
 Registered Community Design
 Unregistered Community Design
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9. How much will it cost?
Statutory Design Fees
Fee Ireland Community
Design (RCD)
Application/ €70 €230
registration Fee
Publication Fee None €120
Deferment Fee €50 to €250 €40
Agents Fees?
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10. How long will it take?
 Valid application
4 months
 Deferment of publication
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11. Patents
 National Patent
 European Patent
– Directly to EPO
– Via Irish Patent Office
 PCT (Patent Co-operation Treaty)
– Directly to WIPO
– Via Irish Patent Office
 Directly to National Patent Office or Intellectual
Property Office of the country where protection is
required
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12. How much will it cost?
 Application fees
 National Patent
– Short term (10 yr) €60
– Long term (20 yr) €125
 European Patent
– On average €5,100 to take a patent
application with all 38 designated states
through to the grant stage
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13. Copyright
 No formal registration in Ireland
 Costs you may incur e.g. copyright
royalties
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14. Services provided by the
Patents Office
 Information Centre
 One-to-One clinics
 www.patentsoffice.ie
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15. Services Available from Patents
Office Website
 Forms and Fees
 Search Facilities
 Publications
 Offical Journal
 On-line payments
 Intellectual Property Legislation
 Links to other National & International IP
Offices
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16. Questions or Comments?
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