Intellectual property in Ireland

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI)
Regional Organisations: For the protection of patents: the European Patent Office (EPO). To control trademarks, designs and models: the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Act 1977	Long term patent: 20 years Short term patent: 10 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trade Mark Act 1994	renewable every 10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Design Patent	5 years, renewable for additional periods of 5 years
Copyright Copyright & Related Rights Act, 2000	In most cases, copyright protection expires 70 years after the death of the author/creator	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Industrial Designs Bill, 2000	5 years, renewable for additional periods of 5 years, for a maximum of 15 years.

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