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IP/N/1/IRL/T/18  
 
9 August 2023  
(23-5416)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
IRELAND : TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 2019  
(S.I. NO. 588/2019)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 2019 (S.I. NO. 588/2019)  
Subject matter  Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/IRL/23_10889_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/IRL/T/10 ; IP/N/1/IRL/T/2  
Brief descripti on of the notified legal text  
 
Subsequent to the changes made in relation to the courts in the Copyright and Other Intellectual 
Property Law Provisions Act 2019, the amendments to Rules 51, 57, 68 and 69 of the Trade Marks 
Rules 1996 provide that IP proceedings may take place in the rel evant court.  
 
Subsequent to the changes made, in relation to the renaming of the Patents Office, in the Copyright 
and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019, the amendments to Schedule 3 of SI 482 
change the title of the Patents Office to the  Office.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  2 December 2019  
Other date   Adoption: 26 November 2019  IP/N/1/IRL/99 • IP/N/1/IRL/T/18  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 May 2023  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Unit  
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment  
 
trademarks@enterprise.gov.ie  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  