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Anne Ryan & Co. prepare and file
Irish, Community and International trade mark applications
and prosecute them through to registration.
Multi-class applications can be filed in Ireland. To file
a trade mark application we require the following information:
| The full name and address of the
applicant. |
| A legal description of the applicant
e.g. an Irish company |
| A representation of the mark |
| Whether the mark is currently in
use in Ireland or whether there is a bona fide intention
to use the mark in Ireland. |
| The specification of goods and/or
services |
| If the mark is a figurative mark,
whether colour is to be claimed. If colour is to be claimed,
it is preferable to indicate the colours relative to a
recognized colour system such as pantone ® |
Irish trade mark registrations are renewable
at 10 year intervals under the Irish Trade Marks Act 1996.
Under the former Act, trade marks remained in force for an
initial period of 7 years from registration, and thereafter
were renewable at 14 year intervals.
For recordal of an assignment we require a certified copy
of the Deed of Assignment or other instrument of transfer
signed by all parties thereto. We can attend to the certification
of the document when taking the action to record the assignment.
No notarization or other legalization is required.
An Authorisation signed by or on behalf
of the Assignee is also required and the Patents Office will
not record the assignment until the Authorisation is filed.
General and specific Authorisations are available on this
website under "Forms".
If the assignment took place prior to
April 1, 2004, the issue of stamp duty arises and you should
contact us in this regard, if you require further information.
For recordal of a change of name, we require a copy of an
extract from a Commercial Register, Register of Companies
or other authority evidencing the change.
For recordal of a merger we require a certified copy of the
Deed of Merger or other instrument evidencing the merger.
We can attend to the certification of the document when taking
the action to record the merger. No notarization or other
legalization is required.
For recordal of a licence we require a certified copy of the
Licence Agreement. We can attend to the certification of the
document when taking the action to record the licence. No
notarization or other legalization is required.
No documentation evidencing the change of address is required.
An Authorisation signed by or on behalf of the new legal entity
is required.
A change of name, address or legal status
sought in connection with a pending application is viewed
as an amendment of the application by the Patents Office.
Please contact us should you require information
relating to any of the above before OHIM, an International
Registration or any country not covered by a Community Trade
Mark Application or an International Registration.
Click here for relevant forms.
The language used by the Irish Patents Office is English.
Please note in the case where a document in a language other
than English is to be filed at the Irish Patents Office a
verified English translation is required.
All that is required is a simple translator's
certificate, and no notarisation or other legalisation
is required.
A Community trade mark registration currently covers the 27
Member States of the European Union.
The filing requirements are as follows:
| The full name and address of the
applicant. |
| A legal description of the applicant
e.g. an Irish company |
| A representation of the mark |
| The specification of goods and/or
services |
| If the mark is a figurative mark,
whether colour is to be claimed. |
The Madrid system for International Trade Mark Registrations
offers a trade mark owner the possibility of having his trade
mark protected in several countries, which are members of
the Madrid Union, by simply filing one application directly
with his own national or regional trade mark office. An international
mark so registered is equivalent to an application or a registration
of the same mark effected directly in each of the countries
designated by the applicant. If the trade mark office of a
designated country does not refuse protection within a specified
period, the protection of the mark is the same as if it had
been registered by that Office.
The Madrid system also simplifies greatly the subsequent management
of the mark, since it is possible to record subsequent changes
or to renew the registration through a single procedural step.
Further countries may be designated subsequently.
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