Common sense of applying for an Irish patent?

The legal system of the current patent system in Ireland is mainly composed of the Patent Law, the Industrial Design Law, the Intellectual Property Law and the Industrial and Commercial Property Protection Law. The types of patent protection are invention patents, short-term patents and design patents, in which the protection period of invention patents is 2 years, short-term patents is 1 years, and design patents is 5 years, which can be renewed for 4 times, 5 years each time. The accepted language of Irish patent application is English.

1. Types of Irish patent applications

1. Invention patent: a high-level new technical scheme for products, methods or improvements by using the laws of nature.

2. appearance design: a new design of product shape, pattern or combination, and the combination of color, shape and pattern.

3. Short-term patents: Short-term patents are similar to China's utility model patents, requiring novelty and practicality, but not creativity.

2. Irish patent application procedure

1. Search whether the Irish patent name and figure have the same or similar patents in the category of Irish patent application.

2. Preparation materials: a copy of the business license of the company (individual industrial and commercial households) (individual households need a copy of the legal person ID card).

3. The Patent Office will issue an acceptance notice within 15 to 3 days from the date of receiving the Irish patent application materials.

4. Waiting for the Patent Office to examine the Irish patent application.

5. after the preliminary examination and approval, the patent registration fee and the annual fee for the first year shall be paid. You can get a patent certificate in about two months.