IE Federated Register Services

·         All EP patents granted and designating Ireland since 1 August 1992 
·         The Register is updated on a daily basis 
·         Availability of file inspection – no; only by visiting the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland library 
·         URL to national register - https://eregister.ipoi.gov.ie/PTRegNr.aspx
·         Availability of deep linking to national register from FRS – yes

Contents provided via FRS

FRS Data

Date Provided

IEPO - Contents

1 Status Yes

Lapsed, Surrendered, Expired, Revoked,
Revoked by the EPO

2 Application No. Yes EP application, e.g. EP95250091
3 Publication No. Yes Granted EP patent, e.g. EP0678348
4 Proprietor Yes Current proprietor and proprietor at time of grant
5 Invalidation date Yes No specific invalidation date exists, but a date about the effective legal date in relation to the non-valid status (patent withdrawn; patent revoked; patent lapsed; patent expired; etc.) is displayed.
6 Not in force since Yes Date from when this patent is no longer in force.
7 Renewal fees last paid Yes Date of the last renewal fee payment.
8 Register last uploaded Yes Date when the patent details were last updated.
9 SPC Yes Basic information about any related SPC application is contained in the Patent Register. More detailed information on the SPC application can be found by going to the SPC Register.

Contact Details

Email:  ipinfo@ipoi.gov.ie

Related links:
There are several patent searching options on the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland website: 
·         The Patent Register
·         The Patent Database
·         The SPC Register

On the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland website links are also provided to the following:
·         Journal of the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (published fortnightly)
·         The European Patent Register
·         Espacenet
·         An SPC Excel spreadsheet containing information on all Irish SPCs
·         WIPO Patentscope