Our website uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, analyse site traffic, personalise content, and serve targeted advertisements. Please visit our Cookie Policy page for more information about cookies and how we use them.

Manage CookiesAccept All Cookies
IPOI
  • EnglishGaeilge
  • News & Events
  • About Us
  • Understanding IP
    • Getting Started with Intellectual Property
      • What is IP?
      • Why protect your intellectual property?
      • Which kind of IP is right for you?
      • Understanding IP Costs
      • IP for SMEs
    • IP Infringement
      • Enforcing Your IP
      • Before Taking Legal Action
      • Infringing others IP
      • Unsolicited Emails
    • Help & Guidance
      • IP Information Booklets
      • Supports for Your Business
      • IP Clinic Service
      • Find a Registered IP Agent
      • FAQs
      • IP Glossary
      • IP Scams & Unsolicited Email
      • Links
      • Trade Mark & Design Tutorials
    • International IP Rights
      • Understanding IP Jurisdiction
      • EPO
      • EUIPO
      • WIPO
      • International IP Searches
    • Student Zone
      • Student Enterprise Programme
      • BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
      • Did You Know?
      • Irish Scientists & Inventors
      • Women Inventors
      • Inventions A-Z
  • Types of IP
    • Patents
      • Understanding Patents
      • Using the Patents Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Patents
      • Statutory Patent Fees
    • Trade Marks
      • Understanding Trade Marks
      • Using the Trade Mark Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Trade Marks
      • Statutory Trade Mark Fees
    • Designs
      • Understanding Designs
      • Using the Design Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Designs
      • Statutory Design Fees
    • Copyright
      • Understanding Copyright
      • Orphan Works
      • Copyright Licensing Bodies
    • Supplementary Protection Certificates
      • SPC's Explained
      • The SPC Waiver
      • SPC Application Requirements
      • Apply online for a SPC
    • Other IP Rights
  • IP Search Tools
    • Patents Search
      • Quick Search using Patent Number
      • Advanced Search
      • SPC Register Search
      • SPC Database Snapshot
      • Patent International Searches
    • Trademark Search
      • Quick Search using Trade Mark Number
      • Advanced Search
      • Trade Mark International Searching
    • Design Search
      • Quick Search using Design Number
      • Advanced Search
      • Registered Designs Index
      • Design International Searching
    • Search the Journal
      • About the Journal
      • Download Journals
      • Search Journals by Date
      • Search Journals by Keyword
  • Commercialise Your IP
    • Support and Resources for Businesses
    • Benefits of IP Protection
    • Taking IP Global
      • IP Rights in the EU & Brexit
    • Using IP to Grow your Business
      • What is intellectual property?
      • How do I use intellectual property to grow my business?
      • 4 Reasons 4 Copyright
      • 4 Reasons 4 Trademarks
      • 4 Reasons 4 Design Rights
      • 4 Reasons to Patent
    • IP Case Studies
    • Licencing
    • Tools for Business
    • Knowledge Development Box
      • Guidance on applying for a KDB Certificate
    • Find a Registered IP Agent
  • Manage IP
    • IP Search Tools
    • Apply
      • Apply for a Trade Mark
      • Apply for a Patent
      • Apply for a Supplementary Protection Certificate
      • Apply for a Design
      • File a request online
      • Forms
      • Statutory Fees
    • Pay or Renew
      • Patent Grant Payment
      • Trade Mark Registration Payment
      • Design Renewals Payment
      • Patent Renewals Payment
      • Trade Mark Renewals Payment
      • Other Fees for Designs
      • Payment Options
      • Other Fees for Trade Marks
  • Law & Practice
    • Legislation
      • Patents and SPCs
      • Trade Marks
      • Designs
      • Copyright
    • Practice Guidelines and Procedures
      • Patent Guidelines and Procedures
      • Trade Mark Guidelines and Procedures
      • Design Guidelines and Procedures
    • Written Grounds
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from year 2018 - Current
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2008-2017
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2003-2007
      • Trade Marks Act, 1963
      • Patents and SPCs
      • Industrial Designs Act 2001
    • Regulation of Patent Agents
      • Legislation related to the regulation of patent agents
      • Register of Patent Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Patent Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
    • Regulation of Trade Mark Agents
      • Legislation related to the regulation of Trade Mark agents
      • Register of Trade Mark Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Trade Mark Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
  • Gaeilge
  • Understanding IP
    • Getting Started with Intellectual Property
      • What is IP?
      • Why protect your intellectual property?
      • Which kind of IP is right for you?
      • Understanding IP Costs
      • IP for SMEs
    • IP Infringement
      • Enforcing Your IP
      • Before Taking Legal Action
      • Infringing others IP
      • Unsolicited Emails
    • Help & Guidance
      • IP Information Booklets
      • Supports for Your Business
      • IP Clinic Service
      • Find a Registered IP Agent
      • FAQs
      • IP Glossary
      • IP Scams & Unsolicited Email
      • Links
      • Trade Mark & Design Tutorials
    • International IP Rights
      • Understanding IP Jurisdiction
      • EPO
      • EUIPO
      • WIPO
      • International IP Searches
    • Student Zone
      • Student Enterprise Programme
      • BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
      • Did You Know?
      • Irish Scientists & Inventors
      • Women Inventors
      • Inventions A-Z
  • Types of IP
    • Patents
      • Understanding Patents
      • Using the Patents Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Patents
      • Statutory Patent Fees
    • Trade Marks
      • Understanding Trade Marks
      • Using the Trade Mark Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Trade Marks
      • Statutory Trade Mark Fees
    • Designs
      • Understanding Designs
      • Using the Design Search Tools
      • The Application Process
      • After you Apply
      • Managing Designs
      • Statutory Design Fees
    • Copyright
      • Understanding Copyright
      • Orphan Works
      • Copyright Licensing Bodies
    • Supplementary Protection Certificates
      • SPC's Explained
      • The SPC Waiver
      • SPC Application Requirements
      • Apply online for a SPC
    • Other IP Rights
  • IP Search Tools
    • Patents Search
      • Quick Search using Patent Number
      • Advanced Search
      • SPC Register Search
      • SPC Database Snapshot
      • Patent International Searches
    • Trademark Search
      • Quick Search using Trade Mark Number
      • Advanced Search
      • Trade Mark International Searching
    • Design Search
      • Quick Search using Design Number
      • Advanced Search
      • Registered Designs Index
      • Design International Searching
    • Search the Journal
      • About the Journal
      • Download Journals
      • Search Journals by Date
      • Search Journals by Keyword
  • Commercialise Your IP
    • Support and Resources for Businesses
    • Benefits of IP Protection
    • Taking IP Global
      • IP Rights in the EU & Brexit
    • Using IP to Grow your Business
      • What is intellectual property?
      • How do I use intellectual property to grow my business?
      • 4 Reasons 4 Copyright
      • 4 Reasons 4 Trademarks
      • 4 Reasons 4 Design Rights
      • 4 Reasons to Patent
    • IP Case Studies
    • Licencing
    • Tools for Business
    • Knowledge Development Box
      • Guidance on applying for a KDB Certificate
    • Find a Registered IP Agent
  • Manage IP
    • IP Search Tools
    • Apply
      • Apply for a Trade Mark
      • Apply for a Patent
      • Apply for a Supplementary Protection Certificate
      • Apply for a Design
      • File a request online
      • Forms
      • Statutory Fees
    • Pay or Renew
      • Patent Grant Payment
      • Trade Mark Registration Payment
      • Design Renewals Payment
      • Patent Renewals Payment
      • Trade Mark Renewals Payment
      • Other Fees for Designs
      • Payment Options
      • Other Fees for Trade Marks
  • Law & Practice
    • Legislation
      • Patents and SPCs
      • Trade Marks
      • Designs
      • Copyright
    • Practice Guidelines and Procedures
      • Patent Guidelines and Procedures
      • Trade Mark Guidelines and Procedures
      • Design Guidelines and Procedures
    • Written Grounds
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from year 2018 - Current
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2008-2017
      • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2003-2007
      • Trade Marks Act, 1963
      • Patents and SPCs
      • Industrial Designs Act 2001
    • Regulation of Patent Agents
      • Legislation related to the regulation of patent agents
      • Register of Patent Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Patent Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
    • Regulation of Trade Mark Agents
      • Legislation related to the regulation of Trade Mark agents
      • Register of Trade Mark Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Trade Mark Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
  • News & Events
    • News Categories:
      • Law and Practice Updates
      • Announcements
    • Latest Journals
    • Law and Practice Updates
  • About Us
    • Who we are
    • Quality Management System
    • Accessibility
    • Customer Service - Feedback and Complaints
    • Legislative Background and Functions
    • Contact Us
    • Intellectual Property Policy
    • Freedom of Information
    • IPOI Publications
      • Annual Reports
      • Customer Service Action Plan
      • Strategy Statement
      • Guidelines for emailing IPOI
      • Procurement - IPOI
    • Access Officer
    • Protected Disclosures Act 2014
  1. Home
  2. Law & Practice
  3. Regulation of Patent Agents
  4. Legislation related to the regulation of patent agents

Legislation related to Patent Agents

Patents Act 1992 Section 105-109

Register of Patent Agent Rules 2015.

Patent Rules 1992 (as amended) R 79-81

  • Law & Practice
  • Legislation
    • Patents and SPCs
    • Trade Marks
    • Designs
    • Copyright
  • Practice Guidelines and Procedures
    • Patent Guidelines and Procedures
    • Trade Mark Guidelines and Procedures
    • Design Guidelines and Procedures
  • Written Grounds
    • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from year 2018 - Current
    • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2008-2017
    • Trade Marks Act, 1996 - from years 2003-2007
    • Trade Marks Act, 1963
    • Patents and SPCs
    • Industrial Designs Act 2001
  • Regulation of Patent Agents
    • Legislation related to the regulation of patent agents
      • Register of Patent Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Patent Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
    • Regulation of Trade Mark Agents
      • Legislation related to the regulation of Trade Mark agents
      • Register of Trade Mark Agents
      • How to apply for registration
      • Trade Mark Agent exam
      • Agents from other EEA MS providing cross border services
    • Copyright
    • Cookie Management
    • Cookie & Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer Section
    • Sitemap
    • Contact Us

    Address: Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, Government Offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, R95 H4XC, Ireland

    Telephone: +353 (0)56 7720111

    Email: ipinfo@ipoi.gov.ie

    Feedback