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The ”’Intellectual Property Office of Ireland”’ (”’IPOI”’) is the government body responsible for administration and enforcement of intellectual property law in the Republic of Ireland. It is under the patronage of the [[Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]] of the [[Government of Ireland]]. It is directly responsible for enforcing [[Irish trade mark law]] and [[Irish copyright law]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/about-us/who-we-are/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=IPOI}}</ref> Prior to 2019, it was named the Patents Office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Patents Office has changed its name to the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-enterprise-tourism-and-employment/press-releases/the-patents-office-has-changed-its-name-to-the-intellectual-property-office-of-ireland/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=gov.ie}}</ref> |
The ”’Intellectual Property Office of Ireland”’ (”’IPOI”’) is the government body responsible for administration and enforcement of intellectual property law in the Republic of Ireland. It is under the patronage of the [[Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment]] of the [[Government of Ireland]]. It is directly responsible for enforcing [[Irish trade mark law]] and [[Irish copyright law]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/about-us/who-we-are/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=IPOI}}</ref> Prior to 2019, it was named the Patents Office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Patents Office has changed its name to the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-enterprise-tourism-and-employment/press-releases/the-patents-office-has-changed-its-name-to-the-intellectual-property-office-of-ireland/ |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=gov.ie}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The agency was established by the Industrial and Commercial Property Protection Act, 1927. |
The agency was established by the Industrial and Commercial Property Protection Act, 1927. |
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The agency’s headquarters was originally located in Dublin, before moving to Kilkenny in 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cassidy |first=Dolores |date=2002-06-01 |title=Changing times at the Irish Patents Office |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0172219001000837 |journal=World Patent Information |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=129–135 |doi=10.1016/S0172-2190(01)00083-7 |issn=0172-2190}}</ref> |
The agency’s headquarters was originally located in Dublin, before moving to Kilkenny in 1998.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cassidy |first=Dolores |date=2002-06-01 |title=Changing times at the Irish Patents Office |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0172219001000837 |journal=World Patent Information |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=129–135 |doi=10.1016/S0172-2190(01)00083-7 |issn=0172-2190}}</ref> |
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The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) is the government body responsible for administration and enforcement of intellectual property law in the Republic of Ireland. It is under the patronage of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of the Government of Ireland. It is directly responsible for enforcing Irish trade mark law and Irish copyright law.[1] Prior to 2019, it was named the Patents Office.[2]
History
The agency was established by the Industrial and Commercial Property Protection Act, 1927. §5 of the Act of 1927 created the Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office.
The agency’s headquarters was originally located in Dublin, before moving to Kilkenny in 1998.[3]
See also
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