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Patents Rules, 1992 (S.I. No. 179/1992), Ireland

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Year of Version 1992 Dates Entry into force: August 1, 1992 Issued: July 2, 1992 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by Ireland to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'These Rules, made under the Patents Act 1992, come into operation on August 1, 1992, which is the date the Prime Minister has appointed for the commencement of the Act.
The Rules prescribe the forms to be used, the fees payable and the procedures to be observed in connection with patents granted under the provisions of the Act. They also contain certain provisions relating to European patent applications and European patents designating the State and to international patent applications filed at the Patents Office'.

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Unofficial Consolidated of Patents Act 1992 (as amended) (IE235)
Unofficial Consolidated Version of Patents Rules, 1992 (as amended) (IE234)
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Patents (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. No. 589/2019) (IE260)
Patents (Amendment) Rules 2017 (S.I. 206 of 2017) (IE225)
Patents (Amendment) Rules 2012 (S.I. No. 334/2012) (IE213)
Patents (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. No. 79/2011) (IE215)
Patent (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. No. 194/2009) (IE115)
Patents (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 71/2008) (IE119)
Patents (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I. No. 142/2006) (IE124)
European Communities (Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 247 of 2000) (IE127)
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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. 408/2008) (IE117)

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