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GOVERNMENT	Irish Government Entry Point
PATENT OFFICE	Irish Patent Office
IP FIRMS / ORGANISATIONS	ATTORNEY LISTINGS Register of Patent Agents Register of Patent Agents hosted on the Irish Patent Office website. Register of Trade Mark Agents Register of Trade Mark Agents hosted on the Irish Patent Office website IP FIRMS IP Firms of Ireland See IP Firms of Ireland for more information about Intellectual Property firms in Ireland. INVENTOR ORGANISATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATIONS Copyright Association of Ireland (CAI) The Association was formed by a group of people who have an interest in copyright law (whether as legal practitioners, creators of copyright works or as academics). It is a company limited by guarantee having the following objectives:- (i) The promotion of informed debate on copyright (ii) The promotion of awareness of copyright among users of copyright works, creators of copyright works and the public generally (iii) The examination of legislative measures having effect on copyright
PATENTS	RESOURCES Patent Register Patent Register hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Patent Database Patent Database hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Database SPC Database hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Ireland - Irish Patents Office Journal The official Irish Patents Office Journal is published on a fortnightly basis. The Journal comprises of two sections: Part 1 contains information relating to patents and designs and Part II contains information relating to trademarks. The Irish Patents Office Journal is hosted on the Irish Patents Office website. esp@cenet esp@cenet provides access to patent information from Ireland from 1973 for bibliographic information and from 1991 for facsimile images. For coverage see esp@cenet Coverage Page LEGISLATION Patents Act 1992 Patents Act 1992 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website Patent Rules 1992 Patent Rules 1992 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website Complete list of Statutory Instruments hosted on the Irish Patent Office website CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
TRADEMARKS	RESOURCES Trademark Register Trademark Register hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Trademark Database Trademark Database hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Ireland - Irish Patents Office Journal The official Irish Patents Office Journal is published on a fortnightly basis. The Journal comprises of two sections: Part 1 contains information relating to patents and designs and Part II contains information relating to trademarks. The Irish Patents Office Journal is hosted on the Irish Patents Office website. LEGISLATION Trademark Act 1996 Trademark Act 1996 hosted on the Irish Statute Bookwebsite Trademark Rules 1996 Trademark Rules 1996 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
DESIGNS	RESOURCES Design Register Design Register hosted on the Irish Patent Office website Design Database Design Database hosted on the Irish Patent Office website LEGISLATION Industrial and Commerical Property (Protection) Act 1972 Industrial and Commerical Property (Protection) Act 1972 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website Industrial Design Act 2001 Industrial Design Act 2001 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
DOMAIN NAMES	RESOURCES Ireland (.ie) Search the Domain Name Registry
COPYRIGHT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Copyright Act 1963 Copyright Act 1963 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website Copyright (Amendment) Act 1987 Copyright (Amendment) Act 1987 hosted on the Irish Statute Book ebsite Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004 Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act 1980 Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act 1980 hosted on the Irish Statute Book website CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
CIRCUIT LAYOUT	RESOURCES LEGISLATION CLEA World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Collection of Laws for Electronic Access. Extensive database of Intellectual Property related legislation for this country. Coverage extends to over 35 countries.
COMPANY & BUSINESS	RESOURCES LEGISLATION
TRADE PRACTICES	RESOURCES The Competition Authority of Ireland "The Competition Authority is a statutory body with a specific role to enforce Irish competition law. Competition law is designed, primarily, to protect and benefit the consumer." LEGISLATION Competition Act of 2002 hosted on the Competition Authority website Competition (Amendment) Act of 2006 hosted on the Competition Authority website
IP CASE LAW	British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) Access to Freely Available British and Irish Public Legal Information
NATIONAL LIBRARY/ OTHER	National Library of Ireland Yellow Pages (Telephone Directory)