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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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