   
  
IP/N/1/IRL/29, IP/N/1/IRL/T/10  
IP/N/1/IRL/D/3, IP/N/1/IRL/P/4  
 
6 April 2023  
(23-2452)  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 : PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS (FEES) RULES, 2001  
(S.I. NO. 482/2001)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Fees) Rules, 2001 (S.I. No. 482/2001)  
Subject matter  Trademarks; Industrial designs; Patents (including plant variety protection)  
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_8750_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
This Order, which will apply from 1 January 2002, sets out the fees payable in euro amounts for 
services provided by the Patents Office in respect of patents, trademarks and designs. All fees have 
been reduced, with some eliminated.  
 
All payments made before 1 January 2002, in respect of fees that a re due before the end of 2001, 
will be the subject of the legislation in force at the time of payment. Fees notified before the end of 
2001, but due in 2002, may be paid in advance at the rate payable in 2002. All payments made on 
or after 1 January 2002 w ill be at the rates payable in 2002.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 January 2002  
Other date   Adoption: 30 October 2001  IP/N/1/IRL/29 • IP/N/1/IRL/T/10 • IP/N/1/IRL/D/3 • IP/N/1/IRL/P/4  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  28 March 2023  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Intellectual Property Unit  
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment  
 
Email:  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.  