Patents Secondary Legislation

Secondary legislation on patents in Ireland consists of statutory instruments (S.I.) that fall into one of the following categories;

• Patent Rules, 1992 and subsequent amendments,

• Giving effect in Irish law to EU regulations relating to patents

• Commencements Orders, fee changes, etc.

Patent Rules, as amended

• Patents (Amendment) Rules 2012 – (SI No. 334 of 2012)
• Patents (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. No. 79 of 2011)
• Patent (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. No. 194 of 2009)
• Patents (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 71 of 2008)
• Patents (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I. No. 142 of 2006)
• Patents Rules, 1992 (S.I. No. 179 of 1992)
• link to the consolidated Patents Rules 1992 (as amended) can be found here (PDF 1.33MB)

Implementing EU Regulations

• Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009
• European Communities (Compulsory Licensing of Patents Relating to The Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products for Export to Countries with Public Health Problems) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 408 of 2008)
• European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificate) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 307 of 2008). For further information, see the EU Patents Legislation page.
• Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006
• Council Regulation (EEC) No, 1768/92 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
• European Communities (Patent Agents) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 141 of 2006)
• European Communities (Limitation of Effect of Patent) Regulations 2006 (S.I No. 50 of 2006)
• European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificate)(Amendment) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 648 of 2001)
• European Communities (Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 247 of 2000)
• Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and the Council of 23rd July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products
• The European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificate) Regulations, 1993 (S.I. No. 125 of 1993). These Regulations have been revoked by S.I. 307 of 2008 (above).
• Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

Fees

• Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2012 – (SI No. 335 of 2012)
• Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees)(Amendment) Rules 2008
• (S.I. No. 72 of 2008)
• Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) Rules, 2001 (S.I No. 482 of 2001)

Agents

• Register of Patents Agents Rules, 1992 (S.I. No. 180 of 1992)

Commencement Orders

• Patents (Amendment) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012 – (SI No. 329 of 2012)
• Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Section 41) (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No 432 of 2010)
• Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 196 of 2009)
• Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 (Certain Provisions)(Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I No. 761 of 2007)

Other

• Patents (International Arrangements) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 38 of 1996)