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The Patents (Amendment) Act 2012 has been signed into law and now requires the making of the necessary commencement orders by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
The Patents (Amendment) Act 2012 has been signed into law and
now requires the making of the necessary commencement orders by the
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
The purpose of the Act is to make the necessary changes to the
Patents Act 1992 so as to provide for ratification by Ireland of
the London Agreement. The London Agreement aims to reduce the
costs to applicants of the patent process by reducing the
requirements to file translations of granted patents under the
European Patent Convention (EPC).
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