Trademark Registration in Ireland

A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the official registration. Irish trademark owners can indefinitely renew a trademark for 10 subsequent years.

The fee for an Irish trademark starts from EUR 70. There is an additional cost for 2nd class of goods and services.

The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) is a trademark authority that governs trademark registrations and renewals in Ireland.

The types of trademarks include Word, Figurative, Combined, Shape, Position, Pattern, Color, Motion, Sound, Multimedia, Hologram, Service, Collective, Certification, and Series Marks.

A trademark applicant must submit identification, a copy of the company formation certificate, if applicable, a power of attorney (POA), if applicable, a list of goods and services, a summary and representation of the trademark on the agenda, priority, and translation documents, if any.

The process of the Ireland trademark starts with a trademark search, followed by application submission with necessary documents, the Ireland trademark agency’s examination, and subsequent publication for third-party oppositions and eventual grant of an Irish trademark registration certificate.

The Ireland trademark authority takes at least 5 to 6 months to approve a trademark in Ireland. This schedule may shift a bit if there’s an opposition period.

The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) provides a 12-week opposition period to invite third-party oppositions.

Natural and artificial persons are eligible to acquire a trademark in Ireland. However, foreign individuals and legal entities must hire a local representative or attorney to represent them before the Ireland trademark authority.

The Irish trademark authority provides a trademark renewal during the last six months of the ongoing registration term.

The Ireland trademark authority provides a 6-month grace period for trademark renewal after the expiration of the ongoing term.

No, Irish trademark owners who wish to extend their trademark in Europe must file a new application before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

No, the Irish trademark law doesn’t permit the conversion of an Irish national trademark into a European Union trade mark (EUTM). However, trademark owners who wish to expand their business into the EU must register with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and claim priority based on their Irish trademark to get faster approval of the EU trademark.

All businesses with a specific brand identity must acquire a trademark in Ireland. Some examples include food processing companies, agricultural farms, banking companies, online shopping outlets, online medical stores, and machine learning tech companies.

Yes, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) may revoke an Irish trademark for the following reasons:

• If the trademark holder fails to maintain the continuous usage of the trademark for 5 successive years from official registration.
• If the authority finds out that the trademark owner is using the trademark in bad faith or to mislead the public.
• If the trademark registration conflicts with Irish laws.

Yes, the Ireland trademark authority may restore a trademark if the applicant demonstrates beyond reasonable doubt the circumstances that led to the cancellation of the trademark, such as non-renewal due to uncontrollable events or cancellation of the registration due to the trademark authority’s system error.

Ireland trademark owners may claim priority through a previous application or registration in a country that is a member of the Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property, World Trade Organization (WTO), and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or has an exclusive agreement with Ireland, provided they file the previous application or registration as the first filing of the trademark in the foreign country, and claim the priority within the six-months of the previous registration.

Irish trademark owners may expand their trademark protection in the global market through a single application filing window with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 131 countries.

The Irish trademark law entitles trademark owners to file lawsuits and acquire remedies against copycats. Our expert legal team would love to assist you in obtaining civil and criminal remedies to enforce your Irish trademark's exclusive rights.

Any natural or artificial person may oppose an Ireland national trademark application. The list is as follows:

• General public
• Business competitors
• Previous trademark owners

Third parties may oppose the registration of an Irish trademark for the following reasons:

• If the proposed trademark resembles a famous Irish trademark
• The applicant applied for registration in bad faith
• If the trademark under consideration is deceptive or delusive
• If the trademark under consideration conflicts with Irish laws

Foreign companies and entrepreneurs must submit a power of attorney (POA) through their local representative to act on their behalf before the Ireland trademark authority.

The Ireland trademark law doesn’t require the hiring of a trademark attorney to obtain a trademark in Ireland. However, we highly recommend a legal expert who would complete all the paperwork for you, such as conducting trademark searches for business names, filing the trademark application, monitoring potential trademark infringements, and completing other relevant business compliance licenses.

The trademark authority has a “Register of Trade Mark Agents” that helps foreign applicants obtain professional assistance from a registered local agent to acquire a trademark in Ireland.