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Intellectual property protection in Ireland
Ireland general info
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a sovereign state in North-Western Europe occupying about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern part of the island. The country's population is around 4.78 million. The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom.
IP Legal Base in Ireland
	Patents Act
	Trade Marks Act
	Industrial Designs Act
	Copyright and Related Right Act
	Plant Varieties (Proprietary Rights) Act
	Performers’ Protection Act
	Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
International organizations/agreements
	Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
	London Agreement on the application of Article 65 EPC
	Patent Law Treaty
	WIPO Copyright Treaty
	WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
	Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
	Trademark Law Treaty
	Patent Cooperation Treaty
	Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
	Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
	Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
	Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
	Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
	Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods
	Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Office Contact Details
	Intellectual Property Office of Ireland
	Government Buildings
	Hebron Road
	Kilkenny
	Ireland
	R95 H4XC
	Phone: +353 56 7720111
	Fax: +353 56 7720100
	Email: ipinfo@ipoi.gov.ie  
	www.patentsoffice.ie
IP registration costs
Fees associated with registration of IP rights in Ireland are available in the fee calculator.
	The above information was verified on 28.02.2025
	Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Irish IP Laws