Patents Act, 1992
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR No. 1/1992 |
Year | 1992 |
Number 1 of 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PATENTS ACT, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patents Generally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHAPTER I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Patents Office and the Controller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patentability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Applications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Procedure up to Grant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions as to Patents after Grant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Effects of a Patent and a Patent Application | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infringement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHAPTER VIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revocation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Patents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voluntary and Compulsory Licences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Use of Inventions for the Service of the State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property in Patent Applications and Patents Contract Conditions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Register of Patents; Evidence of Register, Documents, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceedings Before the Controller or the Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Controller: Supplementary Provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patent Agents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART XII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions Regarding International Conventions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIRST SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transitional Provisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directions referred to insection 45 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 1 of 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PATENTS ACT, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AN ACT TO MAKE NEW PROVISION IN RESPECT OF PATENTS AND RELATED MATTERS IN SUBSTITUTION FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THE PATENTS ACTS, 1964 AND 1966; TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON PATENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [27th February, 1992] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title and commencement. | 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Patents Act, 1992. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may by order appoint. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interpretation. | 2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“the Act of 1964” means the Patents Act, 1964 ; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“applicant”, in relation to an application under this Act, means the person making the application and includes a person whose title has been registered under section 85 or in relation to whose title a direction has been given under that section and the personal representative of a deceased person by whom such an application is made; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“application for a European patent” means an application made under the European Patent... |
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