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Irish and EU Intellectual Property Legislation
Irish Legislation relating to Trade Marks, Patents, Industrial Designs and Copyright & Related Rights:
Trade Mark Legislation
Patents Legislation
Industrial Designs Legislation
Copyright and Related Rights Legislation
- Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (No. 28 of 2000)
- Information Note on the Copyright and Related Rights Act (PDF, 61KB)
- Broadcasting Act 2009 (No 18 of 2009) Section 183
- Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 39 of 2007)
- Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004
- Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1998
- Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987
- Performers Protection Act, 1968
- Copyright Act, 1963 (As Amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987, the Dublin City University Act, 1989 and the University of Limerick Act, 1989)
- Copyright Secondary Legislation
EU Legislation
Intellectual Property Legislation is available from the following links:
The relevant EU legislation is also available on the EU Website; the legislation is further divided into Copyright, Trade Marks, Designs and Patents.
Hard copies of Intellectual Property Laws and Regulations and EU Directives may be obtained from Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Last modified: 21/09/2011
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