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Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of patent information activities and expected time frames for their realization
Available patent documents
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New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
In 2015, the Office commenced a “Quality at source” project to ensure standardised patent data information exchange for inclusion in Espacenet in compliance with EPO xml formats and WIPO standards. This new project will allow us to firstly establish a standardised front file delivery of patent data: secondly, collect missing back file patent data from 1973 to date in digital format covering bibliographic, image and full-text data (when the quality of the original document allows it).
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Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
See entry above in relation to the development of patent information activities.
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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
In recent years, the MedTech or medical devices sector in Ireland has been recognised as one of the key drivers for industrial growth for the future. According to Enterprise Ireland, 17 of the world’s top 25 medical technology companies have invested in Ireland and 60% of Med Tech companies are indigenous SMEs. Ireland is now one of Europe’s medical technology “hotspots” and is recognised as a global centre of excellence, employing over 25,000 people in over 100 companies.
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Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Our website offers a current news page, and news archive, which can be found at: https://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/News
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https://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/Payments
https://epayment.patentsoffice.ie
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II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
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III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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Main types of publications of the Office (patent applications, full text, first pages, abstracts, bibliographic data, granted patents, etc.), medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
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