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In 2023 the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) introduced its eight customer service plan Customer Service Action Plan 2023- 2025. Each successive customer service plan reflects changes in the way the Office operates as well as changes and improvements to the services which the Office makes available to its customers. It covers Operational & Customer Service excellence; Information Services Excellent; Supporting a robust IP legal framework and Staff & Workplace excellence.
The IPOI is committed to constantly reviewing its administrative procedures and delivering a responsive quality service in line with performance targets. The IPOI’s Customer Service Action Plan 2023-2025 outlines key service targets and defines optimal timeframes for completing various internal and external customer-related tasks.
2025 Targets
Patents | % | % | ||
1 | Issue 90% of formal filing receipts for e-filed Patent applications within 2 working days. | 99 | Issue 100% of formal filing receipts for e-filed Patent application within 4 working days | 100 |
Supplementary Protection Certificates | % | % | ||
6 | Issue 90% of formal filing receipts for e-filed SPC applications on the next working day. | 83 | Issue 100% of formal filing receipts for e-filed SPC applications within 3 working days | 96.5 |
Promotion of IP Activities
One of the main objectives of the IPOI is to assist businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs to understand how IP can help them create value from their ideas and to be able to access information on IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) which will enable them to use, manage and enforce their intellectual property to its fullest potential. The Office has specifically directed its IP awareness programme towards assisting small and micro-enterprises and individual entrepreneurs and innovators.
The IPOI continued with its outreach programme of increasing awareness of intellectual property amongst the general public and directed particularly at the small business start-up sector and students.
During 2025, the IPOI participated by providing presentations virtually and in person to 17 IP at “Start your own business” courses run by the Local Enterprise Offices across Ireland. The IPOI engaged in IP awareness raising activities at various business advice and enterprise exhibitions throughout the country, including the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, the National Ploughing Championships and at the Future IP Europe. Additionally, the office attended the Local Enterprise Office Exhibition and National Women’s Enterprise Day.
In 2024 the IPOI launched two animated explainer videos one explains in plain language what Patents, Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Copyright are and also how IP informs our daily choices.
The second video specifically aimed at SMEs provides an overview of the importance of recognising and protecting the intellectual property in your business.
New IP Animated Explainer Video from the IPOI - IPOI
New IP Animated Explainer Video for Businesses - IPOI
Both videos are permanently available to view on the homepage of the IPOI website and are also used as an information tool for virtual and in person presentations.
One of the goals of the Communication and Outreach Programme 2024-2026 is to engage with the education sector to increase awareness of IP rights.
Through the nationwide IP In Education programme, the IPOI has continued the process of playing a significant role in embedding the importance of IP across the student cohort. Presentations on IP have been provided at 59 schools in 2025. The IPOI’s collaboration with the Student Enterprise Programme (SEP) in the nationwide rollout of the scheme was key to gaining traction for the programme at a national level. We also continued outreach involvement in the New Frontiers Programme which takes place at third level technological universities. The Office became a sponsor once again at the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, which significantly raises our profile at the event.
The IPOI produced a new suite of colourful information cards on all the IP rights, the aim of which is to simplify intellectual property and make it relatable to everyday life. The content of the information cards were used as the backdrop to the Young Scientist & Technology IPOI stand. One of the information cards that outlined all of the intellectual property rights was developed into a poster and this poster is circulated to the schools, the Office attends to give the presentation and at Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland for their classrooms.
Attendance at the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the IPOI stand by Patent Examiners offers a unique opportunity for teachers and students alike to avail of their specific knowledge and guidance on their projects.
IPOI in conjunction with the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition provide a webinar to the students who have entered their projects for the exhibition. Here they can avail of patent information provided by a Patent Examiner and an information officer. Specific questions by students are answered.
In addition to attending events, specifically for students Transition Year Shows are attended by the IPOI, and for teachers, the IPOI attend the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland and in 2025 also attended the Transition Year Teachers Conference.
IP Funding Supports
The IPOI supports innovation and the effective management of intellectual property by promoting a range of funding initiatives available through Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices. In particular, the Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) Fund provides financial assistance to companies engaged in the development of new or significantly improved products, services and processes, helping businesses progress from early-stage research activities to more advanced innovation projects. In addition, the IPSTART and IPPLUS grants are designed to assist companies in identifying, protecting and commercialising their intellectual property assets. IPSTART supports businesses in obtaining external expert IP advice to address immediate intellectual property requirements, such as prior-art searches, IP audits and patent filings, while IPPLUS provides more comprehensive support for the development and implementation of an IP strategy aligned with a company's research, development and business objectives. Together, these supports encourage Irish enterprises to recognise IP as a strategic business asset and to maximise the value of innovation through effective IP management and protection.
Knowledge Development Box
In line with the development of funding and supports, the IPOI promotes awareness of the Knowledge Development Box (KDB) as an important incentive for companies engaged in research, development and innovation. Introduced under the Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017, the KDB enables eligible companies to benefit from a reduced rate of corporation tax on profits derived from qualifying intellectual property assets resulting from qualifying R&D activities carried out in Ireland. Through its role in administering aspects of the certification process and providing guidance on intellectual property protection, the IPOI helps raise awareness of Patents and the KDB and its availability as a mechanism for supporting innovation, investment in R&D, and the commercial exploitation of Irish-generated intellectual property,
Available patent documents
A project to electronically archive Irish national patent documents is ongoing, The aim of the current project is to scan all available patent specification documents from the 1960s to the early 2000s, and to make them available to the public via our website. It is estimated that there are approximately 58,000 documents to be scanned. As a cost saving measure and to allow continued access to the documents, the Office decided not to outsource this work but use its own internal staff resources and equipment.
PTOLEMY Developments
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance technological efficiency, a number of significant improvements were implemented within the PTOLEMY administration system between 2017 and 2025. These enhancements were designed to streamline operations, improve service delivery, and ensure that the Office's core business systems remained current, resilient and fit for purpose. Patent System Developments such as:
Introduction of Section 127A applications (2019).
Implementation of the EPO Search Agreement (2025)
The IPOI became a WIPO DAS Accessing Office in February 2022.
E-Services
The Office offers a well-established suite of user-friendly digital services, including e-filing for patents, supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), trade marks, and designs, as well as online trade mark and design searches and e-payments. In 2025, nearly all applications for IP rights were submitted online (97% for patents and SPCs, 99% for trade marks, and 66% for designs). Additionally, almost all statutory fees were paid electronically, either through online payments or electronic fund transfers (EFT). The IPOI is also currently considering further automation of its e-payments facility to allow payment of all IPOI fees online. While the IPOI has not yet fully transitioned to a paperless system, efforts are underway to replace all paper-based processes with digital alternatives. Throughout 2025 Office staff, in collaboration with the ICT Unit, continued to drive digital transformation by introducing solutions to streamline and digitise workflows.
The Office uses Share File to facilitate the submission of encrypted patent, applications electronically and securely. Share File is used by IP attorneys and at the end of 2025, 4 firms facilitated this access.
The vast majority of Office correspondence is now issued by email and customers are encouraged to correspond by email with the Office, where possible.
In line with Government policy to promote the increased use of electronic payments, the Office established two new commercial bank accounts which has improved the fee payment options available to its customers. The Office operates an online payments system which facilitates the online payment of all national Trade Mark and Design fee types as well as all grant and renewal fees for Patents. Almost 100% of the Office’s statutory fees are now paid electronically. For customers who can’t avail of the online payments facility, the Office also uses a credit card terminal (CCT) to further facilitate payment of fees over the telephone.
The Office is currently working on the implementation of an E-Services project which will provide for online payment of all IP fees.
Website
The IPOI website provides access to a range of online interactive search and fee payment services. Online services include e-payments, e-filing of patent, SPC, trade mark and design applications, viewing and searching of patent, trade mark and design registers and databases, the registers of copyright licensing bodies and patent and trade mark agents. Material published on the website includes previous year’s annual reports, the full suite of IP information booklets, the Office’s current Statement of Strategy and Customer Service Action Plan as well as all primary and secondary legislation governing the functions of the Office. The website received 246,687 visits in 2025. As in previous years the interactive online register search pages continue to be one of the most popular website pages, along with the Register of Trade Mark Agents and Guide to Completing the Application.
In 2024 the Office launched two animated explainer videos one explains in plain language what Patents, Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Copyright are and also how IP informs our daily choices.
The second video specifically aimed at SMEs provides an overview of the importance of recognising and protecting the intellectual property in your business.
New IP Animated Explainer Video from the IPOI - IPOI
New IP Animated Explainer Video for Businesses - IPOI
These videos are permanently available to view on the homepage of the IPOI website and are also used as an information tool for virtual and in person presentations.
A Teacher and Student Zone was given its own area on the IPOI website to allow greater access to information for the Student Enterprise Programme project and the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. By doing so this allows teachers and students easy access to information while also providing a direct link to book the IP in Education presentation for their schools.
In addition to online free-of-charge access to its registers, databases, and Official Journal, the IPOI also provides online access to various customer friendly search tools such as Espacenet and the Federated Patent Register through the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (www.ipoi.gov.ie) website.
Over the past 2 years, the IPOI has concentrated on increasing IPOI visibility through better use of social media and the creation of user focussed content, which included information campaigns targeted at specific sectors such as SMEs and students, with the aim of making IP accessible and relatable To show how IP impacts on our lives, the IPOI regularly linked posts to topical events. The creation of an IPOI LinkedIn and Instagram page in 2023 was instrumental in improving IPOI visibility at national and international level. Having expanded its presence on all its digital channels, the IPOI continues to increase the number of followers. In 2025 by providing topical, relatable content, highlighting attendance at events and running targeted information campaigns aimed at SMEs and students. LinkedIn followers increased by 40.5% during the year, gaining 495 followers.
Enhancing Patent Quality Through Third Party Observations
The IPOI introduced a formal Third Party Observations procedure under Section 30A of the Patents Act, providing a mechanism through which any person may submit observations on the patentability of a published patent application prior to grant. This procedure enhances the quality and robustness of the patent examination process by enabling third parties to bring relevant prior art, technical information or other evidence to the attention of the Controller where they consider that an invention may not satisfy the requirements for patentability. Observations may be submitted free of charge, either electronically or in paper form, and may be filed anonymously. While third-party observers do not become parties to the proceedings, their submissions are considered during examination and may assist in ensuring that only patents meeting the required legal standards are granted. To facilitate consistent and effective submissions, the IPOI has developed a dedicated checklist outlining the information and supporting evidence that should accompany any observation.
Further information and IPOI Third Party Observations Checklist:
https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/understanding-ip/observations-by-third-party/
Revocation and Restoration Information Services
As part of its ongoing digital transformation programme, the IPOI introduced dedicated prescribed Revocation and Restoration forms on its website, providing stakeholders with a more efficient means of managing intellectual property rights. The new forms enable users to submit applications in the correct format for the revocation of registered rights where the statutory grounds for cancellation are considered to apply, and for the restoration of rights that have lapsed, subject to the relevant legislative requirements. By making these processes quicker with the newly available forms the IPOI has streamlined administrative procedures, improved access to IP services, reduced processing times and enhanced the overall user experience. https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/manage-ip/apply/forms/patent-forms/.
New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
In 2025, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) completed a major data modernisation initiative to provide Irish patent bibliographic data in XML format in accordance with internationally recognised WIPO standards. As part of this programme, patent bibliographic records, together with PDF copies of published patent documents, are transmitted to the European Patent Office (EPO) on a biweekly basis, enhancing the accessibility and integration of Irish patent information within the European and international patent information infrastructure.
In a related project, the IPOI generated a comprehensive XML authority file containing details of all published patent applications and granted patents dating from 1922 to the present day. This authoritative dataset was subsequently made available to both the European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), further strengthening the visibility, interoperability and international dissemination of Irish patent information.
Work is currently underway on a Quality at Source initiative aimed at ensuring the accurate, standardised and timely exchange of Irish patent data in full compliance with European Patent Office (EPO) XML specifications and relevant WIPO standards. The project is designed to enhance the quality and consistency of patent information supplied by the IPOI, thereby supporting its integration into international patent information systems, including Espacenet. As part of this initiative, the IPOI is undertaking the digitisation of its biweekly Official Journals to facilitate the recovery and preservation of historical patent records dating from 1973 onwards. This work will enable the creation of a comprehensive digital backfile comprising bibliographic data, document images and, where the quality of the source material permits, searchable full-text patent content. The project will significantly improve the accessibility, completeness and international dissemination of Irish patent information.
A significant milestone under this co-operation was the IPOI’s collaboration with the EPO on the implementation of a new Legal Interactive Platform (LiP) tool that acts as a central repository for both legislative documentation and links to our website, enabling staff to access and gather information more efficiently. In 2025, Ireland was one of only two EPO Member States selected to implement this tool, reflecting the IPOI’s strong engagement with digital innovation and its readiness to adopt advanced artificial-intelligence solutions in patent administration.
The four projects supported under the agreement are as follows:
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.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Globally, innovation growth during 2025 was led by computer technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, alongside continued advances in clean-energy technologies, battery development, and electric and autonomous mobility. While innovation investment showed signs of recovery, geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation and supply-chain uncertainty continued to weigh on global R&D spending and venture capital activity.
Against this global backdrop, Ireland’s economic performance remained strong in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the domestic economy expanded by 4.9%, significantly outperforming most EU peers. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which includes multinational activity, increased by 12.3%, driven largely by exceptionally strong export performance in pharmaceutical and ICT-related sectors. Consumer spending grew by approximately 2.9%, supported by rising real incomes, while construction activity strengthened, with new home construction increasing by 19.4%.
Inflation remained relatively contained for much of the year. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stood at 1.9% in January 2025, remained close to 2% for most of the year, and rose to 3.2% in November, driven primarily by food, energy and services costs. Ireland’s labour market continued to perform at historically strong levels, with employment reaching a record high of approximately 2.83 million by year-end, and the unemployment rate remaining close to 5%, supporting domestic demand and economic resilience.
The total number of national patent applications filed in 2025 showed a decrease of 24% on 2024 (from 774 to 591). Within that overall figure, national short term patent filings received during 2025 decreased on the 2024 total (from 642 to 424) with the number of long-term patent applications increasing from 132 to 167. This reflects a return to normal numbers of patent applications following a spike in the number of patent applications received in the past two years, in particular, national short term patent filings received from China.
Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) extend patent protection for medicinal and plant protection products by up to 5 years to account for delays in obtaining regulatory approval in the early years when bringing the product from patented status to marketability. Manufacturers take account of SPC rights to secure an extension of their market exclusivity to recoup the costs of investments in research and development. A total of 48 SPC applications were received in 2025, which is a decrease of 9% over the 2024 total of 53 applications.
The number of patent applications received at the EPO in 2025 increased slightly by 1% to 201,974. European patent applications which designate Ireland are entered on the Irish Patent Register following publication of grant at the EPO and have the same legal status as if they had been granted by the IPOI.
Overall European patent applications filed by Irish resident companies increased by 5.5% in 2025 as compared to 2024. A total of 1,179 applications filed in 2025 means that Ireland is now ranked in 10th place in terms of European patent applications per million of inhabitants.
A total of 591 patent applications were received in 2025, which is a 24% decrease over the corresponding 2024 figure. The number of patents granted in 2025 was the same as 2024, 110. At the end of 2025, there were 1,135 pending patent applications on hand, which is a 10% decrease over the 2024 figure of 1,260. Ending 2025, there were 606 applications awaiting the submission of evidence of novelty, up from the 2024 figure of 386. The number of applications received from applicants in the State was 379 compared with 153 in 2024. The number of applications received from applicants in the State was 182 compared with 22 in 2016.
The IPOI acts as a receiving office for European (EP) applications and also for applications filed under the Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT). The number of EP applications filed in 2025 was 12. The number of PCT applications filed decreased from 23 in 2016 to 15 in 2025.
The number of European patent applications filed with the EPO in 2025 and designating Ireland was 201,974 an increase on the 2014 figure of 1%.
Other general patent statistics include:
Patents and patent applications the subject of assignments | 698 |
Patents surrendered | 0 |
Patents lapsed | 110,809 |
Patents restored/reinstated | 11 |
Patents renewed | 59,548 |
Patents expired | 1,444 |
Patents in force | 202,601 |
National applications were filed in the following technical fields in 2025, according to the classes of the International Patent Classification (IPC):
A – Human Necessities | 16.08%; |
B – Performing Operations | 18.18% |
C – Chemistry | 5.59% |
D – Textiles, Paper | 0.00% |
E – Fixed Constructions | 23.78% |
F – Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting | 6.99% |
G – Physics | 20.28% |
H – Electricity | 9.09% |
A total of 48 requests for Supplementary Protection Certificates were received during the year under the European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Regulations, 1992 (medicinal) and 1996 (plant protection products). During the year, 15 certificates were granted (medicinal and plant protection), 3 were rejected and 9 requests were withdrawn. At the end of the year there were 261 requests pending.
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.ipoi.gov.ie/en/news-events/news-categories/announcements/
Statistics related to patents at the Intellectual Property Office can be accessed through the annual reports, annual reviews and facts and figures at:
https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/about-us/ipoi-publications/annual-reports/
Information on filing, including a patent application guide and other materials for users, is available from the following web page https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/types-of-ip/patents/the-application-process/how-to-apply-for-a-patent/
Information regarding the patent procedure, including post examination and post grant, can be found at: https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/understanding-ip/help-guidance/ip-information-booklets/
Information regarding dispute resolution, including hearings relating to patents and SPCs can be found at https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/news-events/news-categories/law-and-practice-updates/
A link to the IE patent journal can be found at: https://ipoi.gov.ie/en/ip-search-tools/search-the-journal/download-journals/
A link to electronic searchable patent journals (from 2002 onwards) can be found at: https://webjournal.ipoi.gov.ie/htmljournal/searchEntries.aspx
Information regarding the current patent legislation (Act and Rules) is available from: : https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/law-practice/legislation/patents-and-spcs/
Information regarding fees, payments and our online fee payments module are available at: https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/types-of-ip/patents/statutory-patent-fees/
https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/manage-ip/pay-or-renew/
Other business practices and procedures are covered by web pages accessible from the main patents page: https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/types-of-ip/patents/
Information regarding protection of patents outside the IE jurisdiction is available at https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/types-of-ip/patents/understanding-patents/protection-abroad/
The Irish national patent register may be searched by application or grant number at: https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/PTRegNr.aspx
The Irish national patent register may also be searched over several fields such as: title/abstract; application, grant or priority number; application date range; grant date range; legal status; IPC; inventor name; applicant name; etc. at: https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/query/TMQuery.aspx
A link to the EPO search facility Espacenet, the EP Patent Register and WIPO Patentscope database is provided from: https://ipoi.gov.ie/en/ip-search-tools/patents-search/patent-international-searches/
Over the past 2 years, the IPOI has concentrated on increasing IPOI visibility through better use of social media and the creation of user focussed content, which included information campaigns targeted at specific sectors such as SMEs and students, with the aim of making IP accessible and relatable To show how IP impacts on our lives, the Office regularly linked posts to topical events. The creation of an IPOI LinkedIn and Instagram page in 2023 was instrumental in improving IPOI visibility at national and international level. Having expanded its presence on all its digital channels, the IPOI continues to increase the number of followers. In 2025 by providing topical, relatable content, highlighting attendance at events and running targeted information campaigns aimed at SMEs and students. LinkedIn followers increased by 40.5% during the year, gaining 495 followers.
Information on the following topics is desired:
Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) – URLs
Information on filing, including a step-by-step patent application guide and other materials for users, is available from the following web page https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/types-of-ip/patents/the-application-process/how-to-apply-for-a-patent/
Information regarding the patent procedure, including post examination and post grant, can be found at: https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/understanding-ip/help-guidance/ip-information-booklets/
The ‘Patent Specification Template Tool’ ‘Patent Specification Template Tool’ continues to assist applicants (unrepresented by an Agent) to complete and fully understand the requirements of a patent application to be filed. It produces four fully detailed specification sections to be filed electronically at the Office.
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
The Irish national patent register may be searched by application or grant number at: https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/PTRegNr.aspx
The Irish national patent register may also be searched over several fields such as: title/abstract; application, grant or priority number; application date range; grant date range; legal status; IPC; inventor name; applicant name; https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/query/PTQuery.aspx
Classification2, preclassification3 (if applicable), reclassification4 activities; classification systems used (e.g., International Patent Classification (IPC)); matters concerning indexing of patent information.
All patent applications are classified, to main group level, according to the latest edition of the IPC 2025.01. The IPOI applies the latest edition of the IPC to all its published documents. No indexing schemes are used in the Office.
Reclassification is done on an application-by-application basis by the examiners.
Abstracting, reviewing, and translation of the information contained in patent documents
All abstracts are submitted in English by applicants and are checked and modified, if necessary, by the patent examiners.
Other activities
None to report.
Information on the following topics is desired:
(1) Published Patent Applications and Granted Patent Documents
These are prepared in-house in a 2 week publication cycle using our PTOLEMY software system for the generated publication document is then loaded to the IPOI’s back server (for Ptolemy) and publication server (for the IPOI website). The IPOI official publication means being electronic. The PDF documents are then transferred via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to the EPO. This is done on a weekly basis and currently includes a separate ST.36 XML file for the bibliographical and full text abstract data.
(2) Intellectual Property Office of Ireland Journal
Up until 2009 the official notices and selected bibliographic data relating to IE patent applications and granted patents were published every two weeks in hard copy. After this date the journal was placed on the website in PDF and HTML format. The IPOI has significantly enhanced public access to intellectual property information through the development of its searchable online Journal. Now, the IPOI Journal is available in a searchable online format, providing users with access to full patent document retrieval and direct links to Espacenet for European patent (EP) applications designating Ireland. Building on this foundation, the introduction of the HTML Journal has further improved the user experience by enabling detailed searches across journal content using keywords, publication numbers, dates and other relevant criteria. This functionality allows applicants, patent attorneys, researchers and members of the public to efficiently locate and review information relating to patents, trade marks and designs. By providing a modern, web-based search facility, the IPOI has strengthened the accessibility, transparency and usability of official intellectual property publications while facilitating more effective monitoring of developments within the Irish IP system. The Journal Search facility is available on the IPOI website at https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/ip-search-tools/search-the-journal.
(3) ESPACENET, ANSERA etc.
The full text, drawings and bibliographic data of all newly published Irish patent applications and granted patents is published on the ANSERA and Espacenet system soon after the given publication date.
(4) Annual Report
A report, providing information on statistics, IP application trends, office activities, office projects, training, patent information dissemination, etc. is published on a yearly basis. It is provided both in hard copy and electronically on our website.
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.
Official notices and bibliographic data relating to IE patent applications, published patents, granted patents, withdrawn/refused patents, etc. are published every two weeks in Intellectual Property Office of Ireland Journal. It also contains information regarding EP applications designating Ireland.
The IPOI journal is available on the IPOI website. The journal is searchable and may be downloaded in PDF or HTML formats.
The journal section on the website also includes a back-file of previous journals from 27 November 2002, which are also searchable and downloadable. The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland Journal and archived journals may be accessed from https://webjournal.ipoi.gov.ie/htmljournal/searchEntries.aspx
Important and current information relating to patents and other IP is made available on the news section of our website at:https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/news-events/news-categories/announcements/
Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external collections and databases
The examiners have access to a complete catalogue of Irish national patents reaching as far back as 1927. Full document retrieval is made possible through our Patent Database search system. External databases such as Espacenet, ANSERA and Patentscope are accessed to retrieve relevant patent information also.
Examiners also use national patent office organisations websites for information regarding priority, family members, etc.
Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to external users, conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
A collection of patent application and grant documents is physically located at our office, in Kilkenny, Ireland. These documents are also available on the website.
Copies of information booklets; other national office annual reports; IP legislation; previous copies of the IPC; guides to IP Law; patent case law reports; scientific journals and magazines, etc. are stored in our main information centre.
The Office produced a new suite of colourful information cards on all the IP rights, the aim of which is to simplify intellectual property and make it relatable to everyday life. One of the information cards that outlined all of the intellectual property rights was developed into a poster and this poster is circulated to schools and attendance at Transition Year students and at Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland for their classrooms.
Our office is open to the public by appointment five days a week, perform searches on our National Patent database, Espacenet, and/or Patentscope, peruse available booklets/journals or avail of an IP clinic with an examiner for pre-filing advice.
All of these services are provided free of charge.
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
Legal status information is contained in the Irish national patent online bibliographic data page and may be searched using our online patent database search at: https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/PTRegNr.aspx. Legal status is now also available on the Federated Register. This data is complete for all Irish national applications and granted patents in force.
The IPOI website provides access to a range of online interactive search and fee payment services. Online services include e-payments, e-filing of patent, SPC, trade mark and design applications, viewing and searching of patent, trade mark and design registers and databases, the registers of copyright licensing bodies and patent and trade mark agents. Material published on the website includes previous year’s annual reports, the full suite of IP information booklets, the Office’s current Statement of Strategy and Customer Service Action Plan as well as all primary and secondary legislation governing the functions of the Office. The website received 246,687 visits in 2025. As in previous years the interactive online register search pages continue to be one of the most popular website pages, along with the Register of Trade Mark Agents and Guide to Completing the Application.
Other sources
Nothing to report.
Information on the following topics is desired:
Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
The IPOI offers a well-established suite of user-friendly digital services, including e-filing for patents, supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), trade marks, and designs, as well as online trade mark and design searches and e-payments. In 2025, nearly all applications for IP rights were submitted online (97% for patents and SPCs, 99% for trade marks, and 66% for designs). Additionally, almost all statutory fees were paid electronically, either through online payments or electronic fund transfers (EFT). The IPOI is also currently considering further automation of its e-payments facility to allow payment of all IPOI fees online. While the IPOI has not yet fully transitioned to a paperless system, efforts are underway to replace all paper-based processes with digital alternatives. Throughout 2025 Office staff, in collaboration with the ICT Unit, continued to drive digital transformation by introducing solutions to streamline and digitise workflows.
The IPOI provides an integrated and extensive network of applications that are available to all staff, via Microsoft Windows. All other MS Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel and Teams are available.
Ansera, Espacenet and Patentscope are available to all examiners.
Our Office administration software system (PTOLEMY) is used in conjunction with a SQL database for recording file movement, incoming and outgoing correspondence, fee payments, examination reports, etc. Production of office statistics is done with our TABLEAU statistics software. Patstat is also available to staff.
To support the ongoing enhancement of the Office's intellectual property administration systems, the IPOI ICT Department has implemented a dedicated FNC Tracking System for the management of developments and enhancements to the Ptolemy case management platform. The system provides a structured framework for the submission, assessment, prioritisation and monitoring of proposed system changes, ensuring that development requests are evaluated transparently and aligned with organisational priorities.
Operational procedure manuals for each IPOI section are centrally maintained within Microsoft OneNote and hosted on the Office's internal servers, providing staff with a structured, up-to-date and readily accessible repository of procedural guidance and institutional knowledge.
All staff have access to the Internet and to the Office Intranet. They have their own e-mail (via Outlook) and official e-mail address (firstname.secondname@ipoi.gov.ie).
Blended working access to the full range of required tools and software is in place.
Hardware used to support business processes of the Office
Our office network uses TCP/IP and deploys a variety of Dell portable devices with Windows 11 installed with an avg of 16GB of RAM. Staff have access as required to a full scope of Office applications. The Office suite of applications is a standard installation on all devices, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams and Outlook. The Office uses Tableau for reporting purposes, and this is used for reporting on IP applications.
Ptolemy application consists of 4 virtual servers, an Application server, a DB server, an Acsepto search server and a Document server.
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
All bibliographic data (Patent applications, SPC applications, granted patents, granted SPCs) is stored in the patent database (PTOLEMY).
All patent documents (published patent applications, granted patents) are stored both in a back server (for integration into the PTOLEMY software system) and a web publication server (for display on the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland website). These servers are accessed by different software tools.
The SPC Database Search, available on our website, provides information on all published SPC information via the bibliographic data, product type and product identity.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
Because of the small number of patent examiners, the Office does not carry out its own searches and does not maintain a search file. The searching of Irish national applications is carried out by the UKIPO and EPO (for applicants who are individuals, micro entities, higher education institutes, NPOs and SMEs).
In 2025 the Office signed a Search Co-operation agreement with the EPO enabling the EPO to conduct searches and provide written opinions on Irish national patent applications. This initiative is designed to support Irish innovators, particularly small businesses, universities, and individual inventors, by enhancing access to high-quality patent search services. It also includes an 80% fee reduction for micro-entities, helping to make patent protection more accessible and affordable.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
See entry in relation to internal databases.
Other matters
Nothing to report.
Information on the following topics is desired:
Patent library: equipment, collection management, network of patent libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign patent libraries
Our information Centre deals with the maintenance of IP relevant material and collections. Co-operation with the EPO, WIPO and other national offices is ongoing to maintain up-to-date catalogues and legislation.
The staff deal with calls and emails from members of the public regarding general IP issues. Presentations and Information days are co-ordinated by these staff on demand and through collaboration with Enterprise Ireland, Irish universities, Local Enterprise Boards, etc.
The Information Centre has telephone access to all examiners in the office should help be needed on specific enquiries.
IP Clinics (one-to-one sessions with a patent examiner for pre-filing advice) are managed by the Information Centre staff.
IPOI operate as an EPO PATLIB centres in Ireland. PATLIB centres offer local access to patent information and intellectual property support. With a strong understanding of regional industry, economic conditions, and business environments, they provide valuable assistance to entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent inventors, and students.
Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
A collection of patent application and grant documents is physically located at our office, in Kilkenny, Ireland. These documents are also available on the website.
Our website contains a “Student Zone” which approaches the issue of IP in an easy to understand and entertaining way. This section contains a brief history of Patents, fun facts, Irish inventors, links to IP information in comic book format, etc.
A dedicated 'IP for Business' section is available on our website. This includes links to supports for SMEs and IP advice for doing business abroad.
Copies of information booklets, other national office annual reports, IP legislation, previous copies of the IPC; guides to IP Law, scientific journals and magazines, etc. are stored in our main information centre. Selections of these are available on our website.
Patent specific publications held include: European Patent Handbooks; Copies of the EPC, PCT, Paris Convention; Case Law decisions; Law Reports; CIPA guides, IP related publications (“Irish innovators in science”, “Ingenious women”, “British patents of invention”) etc.
Our office is open to the public by appointment five days a week, where customers can avail of information or an IP clinic with an examiner for pre-filing information.
All of these services are provided free of charge.
Office's initiatives on providing foreign patent information in the local language(s) (e.g., machine translation tools, translation of abstracts)
Nothing to report.
Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc,
During 2025, in addition to IP at “Start your own business” courses & events attended, the Office specifically provided presentations to National College of Art and Design and 4 third level colleges via New Frontiers, Enterprise Ireland.
IPOI and Dublin City University in Ireland operate as an EPO PATLIB centre in Ireland. PATLIB centres offer local access to patent information and intellectual property support. With a strong understanding of regional industry, economic conditions, and business environments, they provide valuable assistance to entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent inventors, and students.
Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
The Office engaged in IP awareness raising activities at various business information and enterprise exhibitions throughout the country, including the National Ploughing Championships and at the Future IP Europe. Additionally, the office attended the Local Enterprise Office Exhibition and National Women’s Enterprise Day.
The Office also held 8 IP clinics in 2025, which give an opportunity to the public, inventors, entrepreneurs and business people to discuss on a one -to-one basis with the Intellectual Property Office staff, matters concerning IP applications they intend to make or have already made to the Office. This approach has been found to be very helpful in providing basic guidance on procedures and forms required for the registration of IP rights, the processes of obtaining IP protection in Ireland or abroad. Assistance in constructing a do-it-yourself search strategy for patents and accessing and using online patent databases is also provided.
A significant part of the Office’s IP awareness raising efforts is directed at second level students through involvement with the annual Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, wherein the Office continues its sponsorship of an award to the student whose project best demonstrated the use of technology in new or improved applications, enhanced efficiencies and novel innovations.
The Office also participates in ‘The Student Enterprise Awards’ run by the Local Enterprise Boards is the biggest enterprise competition for second level students in Ireland with some 33,000 potential participants. The National Finals took place in May 2025. The Office sponsors awards for the best Intellectual Property Report in each of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior categories. This allow for specific focus on the day but also raises awareness by the student to the importance of IP in protecting their products. The competition provides an excellent vehicle for the Office to engage with second level student entrepreneurs to reflect an awareness of IP when developing a business idea and establishing and running a successful enterprise. The SEA workbook has now incorporated a new chapter specifically relating to Intellectual Property, thus reinforcing awareness of IP amongst second level students.
Through the nationwide IP In Education programme, the Office has continued the process of playing a significant role in embedding the importance of IP across the student cohort. Presentations on IP have been provided at 59 schools in 2025. The IPOIs collaboration with the Student Enterprise Programme (SEP) in the nationwide rollout of the scheme was key to gaining traction for the programme at a national level.
Other activities
Nothing to report
Information on the following topics is desired:
International exchange and sharing of patent information in machine-readable form, e.g., priority documents, bibliographic data, abstracts, search reports, full text information.
The Office supplies national bibliographic data and full pdf specifications in electronic format to the EPO for loading onto their ANSERA database and for Espacenet.
The Office also provides and receives electronic renewal fee and legal status information for EP granted patents designating Ireland from the EPO.
Copies of all published Irish patent applications are sent to the Intellectual Property Office (UK) which maintains a comprehensive collection of Irish documents for search purposes.
Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information.
IPOI staff represent Ireland on the Administrative Council of the EPO, its various Committees, and several of its technical and liaison committees which deal with various issues concerning intellectual property. Specific meetings attended in relation to patent information were Specific meetings attended in relation to patent information was PATLIB Conference (Vienna). In addition, staff participate in meetings of governing and technical bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Examples of such meetings include: Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, Committee on WIPO Standards, Committee of Experts of the IPC Union and the IPC Revision Working Group, Patent Law Committee, etc.
The EPO/WIPO offer alternative routes to obtaining IP protection and the IPOI’s involvement with these organisations is aimed at ensuring that Irish interests are appropriately represented. We aim to keep abreast of best practice at an international level and to facilitate collaboration with other national and international industrial property offices.
The IPOI partakes in cooperation programmes with the EPO under which it receives assistance towards participation in various IP awareness raising events, specialist IP training and ICT projects to facilitate IP data exchange. Our participation also facilitates dialogue on the content and structure of cooperation programmes between those organisations and other national IP Offices. This, in turn, enables the IPOI to further enhance and develop its customer services in line with best international practice.
Assistance to developing countries
The IPOI continues to have an informal programme of cooperation with various countries, including a number of developing countries.
Other activities
Nothing further to report.
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"On implementation phase"
The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made and it is currently being deployed, configured, or integrated into systems and workflows.
"Planning to implement"
The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made; planning activities (resource allocation, timeline development, technical design) are underway before actual implementation begins.
"On assessment phase"
The WIPO Standard is under active evaluation to determine its feasibility, technical requirements, costs, benefits, and alignment with organizational needs before making an implementation decision.
"No plan to implement"
The WIPO Standard has been reviewed and there is currently no intention or plan to implement it.
WIPO Standard ST.1: Recommendation concerning the minimum data elements required to uniquely identify a patent document
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WIPO Standard ST.2: Standard manner for designating calendar dates by using the Gregorian calendar
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WIPO Standard ST.3: Recommended standard on two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and intergovernmental organizations
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WIPO Standard ST.6: Recommendation for the numbering of published patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.8: Standard recording of international patent classification (IPC) symbols on machine-readable records
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WIPO Standard ST.9: Recommendation concerning bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs
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WIPO Standard ST.10: Published patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.10/A: Format (margins, size) of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.10/B: Layout of bibliographic data components
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WIPO Standard ST.10/C: Presentation of bibliographic data components
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WIPO Standard ST.10/D: Guidelines on physical characteristics of patent documents particularly relevant to reproducibility and legibility of such documents
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WIPO Standard ST.11: Recommendation on the minimum of indexes to be inserted in patent gazettes or published in association with patent gazettes
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WIPO Standard ST.12: Guidelines for the preparation of abstracts of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.12/A: General guidelines for the preparation of abstracts of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.12/B: Guidelines for the preparation of categorized patent abstract
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WIPO Standard ST.12/C: Guidelines for the physical characteristics of separately published abstracts in selective dissemination of information (SDI) presented in the form of card files
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WIPO Standard ST.13: Recommendation for the numbering of applications for industrial property rights (IPRs)
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WIPO Standard ST.14: Recommendation for the inclusion of references cited in patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.15: Guidelines for the wording of titles of inventions in patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.16: Recommended standard code for the identification of different kinds of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.17: Recommendation for the coding of headings of announcements made in official gazettes
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WIPO Standard ST.18: Recommendation concerning patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals
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WIPO Standard ST.19: Recommendation for the publication of indexes issued yearly/half-yearly/quarterly by industrial property offices
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WIPO Standard ST.20: Recommendations for the preparation of name indexes to patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.21: Recommendation concerning the reduction of volume of priority documents as filed with industrial property offices
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WIPO Standard ST.22: Recommendation for the authoring of patent applications for the purpose of facilitating optical character recognition (OCR)
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WIPO Standard ST.25: Standard for the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings in patent applications
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WIPO Standard ST.26: Recommended standard for the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML (extensible markup language)
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WIPO Standard ST.27: Recommendation for the exchange of patent legal status data
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WIPO Standard ST.31: Recommended standard coded character sets for the exchange of machine-readable records of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.32: Recommendation for the markup of patent documents using SGML (standard generalized markup language)
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WIPO Standard ST.33: Recommended standard format for data exchange of facsimile information of patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.34: Recommendation concerning the recording of application numbers in electronic form for the exchange of bibliographic data
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WIPO Standard ST.35: Recommended standard format for data exchange of mixed-mode published patent document information on reel-to-reel and IBM 3480/90 cartridge tapes
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WIPO Standard ST.36: Recommendation for the processing of patent information using XML (extensible markup language)
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WIPO Standard ST.37: Recommendation for an authority file of published patent documents
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WIPO Standard ST.40: Recommendation concerning making facsimile images of patent documents available on CD-ROM
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WIPO Standard ST.50: Guidelines for issuing corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information
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WIPO Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating intellectual property data using web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)
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WIPO Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images
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WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the data package format for the electronic exchange of priority documents
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WIPO Standard ST.96: Recommendation for the processing of intellectual property information using XML (extensible markup language)
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WIPO Standard ST.97: Recommendation for processing of intellectual property data using JSON
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Please insert links to specific pages on your website where the above information is available in English, French, or Spanish. See other requirements above. You may also provide text instead of links.
1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.
2. Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes (e.g., routing an application to the appropriate examiner). Usually preclassification is applied by the administration of an office.
3. Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC). The new symbols are available on patent databases.
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