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IP Search Tools

Is your idea, invention or brand available? Before applying for your intellectual property right, you should do a comprehensive search to make sure that it is not already registered.

Search the Irish Register & Database

The links below take you directly to each of the Searching features of our site.

Search Outside Ireland

Even If your idea is available in Ireland, there are rights abroad that block your idea. To be sure search the rights that apply outside Ireland.

Search the Journal

The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland Journal is published every two weeks and contains information on IP applications filed, published and granted. It also contains information on Irish IP rights that have ceased or expired, and information on other legal patent proceedings. About the Journal

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Download current and past Journals in PDF Format

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