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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 23rd May, 2017. | ||
I, MARY MITCHELL OCONNOR, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 99 and 114 of the Patents Act 1992 (No. 1 of 1992) and in relation to the said section 99 with the sanction of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby make the following Rules: | ||
1. (1) These Rules may be cited as the Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2017. | ||
(2) These Rules shall come into operation on 19th May 2017. | ||
2. In these Rules— | ||
“Principal Rules” means the Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) Rules 2001 ( S.I. No. 482 of 2001 ). | ||
“Rules of 2012” means the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2012 ( S.I. No. 30 of 2012 ). | ||
3. The Principal Rules are amended in Schedule 1 (as amended by Rule 3(1)(a) of the Rules of 2012)— | ||
(a) by substituting the following text for the text in columns (1), (2) and (3) of reference number 6 | ||
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(b) by inserting the following text in columns (1), (2) and (3) after reference number 21 | ||
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4. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform hereby gives his sanction to the making of the foregoing Rules. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
19 May 2017. | ||
PASCHAL DONOHOE, | ||
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. | ||
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MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR, | ||
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
The Patents Act 1992 has been amended to re-introduce substantive examination of Irish patent applications. These amendments to the Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) Rules 2001 ( S.I. No. 482 of 2001 ) prescribe a fee of €200 for the submission of a report and opinion as to the patentability of an application under Section 29 of the Patents Act 1992 . It also prescribes a fee of €200 for holders of short-term patents to request a search report under Section 66 of the Patents Act 1992 before taking infringement proceedings. | ||
