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Patent Protection in Ireland: The Short-Term Patent, the Evidence-of-Novelty Trap, and a Back Door for PCT Applications

Ireland has no utility model. Instead, it offers two national patents side by side: a full-term patent with a maximum term of 20 years and a short-term patent with a maximum term of 10 years. The short-term patent is granted … Continue reading →

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Ireland: London Agreement Enters into Force

With Ireland already having deposited on November 25, 2012 the instrument of accession to the London Agreement, the new legislation will formally enter into force in Ireland on March 1, 2014. Ireland had already signed into effect national laws in … Continue reading →

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