IP/N/1/IRL/40  
IP/N/1/IRL/T/15  
 
27 April 2023  
(23-2986)  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 2018  
(S.I. NO. 562/2018)  
Notifying Member  IRELAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT) RULES 2018 (S.I. NO. 562/2018)  
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_9310_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/2, IP/N/1/IRL/T/2  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The amendments to Rules 32 and 37 and the inclusion of new Rules 12A and 28A of the Trade Marks 
Rules 1996 are necessary to give effect to Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 16 December 2015 amending Directive 2008/95/EC relating to trademarks. 
Rule 12A lays down specific rules and requirements for the representation of certain types of 
trademark, in accordance with th e trademark's specific nature and attributes; Rule 32(2) is amended 
to provide that amendments to regulations governing Collective Marks, should be recorded in the 
register; the amendment to Rule  37 changes the time -frame within which the Controller shall send 
the registered  proprietor a notice that the registration may be renewed, in line with Article 49  of the 
Directive; and new Rule 28A provides for the division of a registration  in line with Article 41 of the 
Directive.   
 
The amendment to Rule 4 is for the purpose of updating practice and procedure relating to fee 
payments.  
 
The amendment to Rule 6 corrects a typographical error.  
 
The amendment to Rule 13 provides for a more up -to-date and flexible  approach relating to the 
submission of priority document s. 
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  The inclusion of new Rule 18A and the amendments to Rules 21 and 25 are for the purposes of 
setting out general powers of the Controller relating to opposition proceedings and further clarifying 
certain procedural steps regarding the filing of evidence, exchanges of written submissions and 
hearings in opposition proceedings. In particular, amendments to Rules 25 and 61 remove references 
to the payment of a prescribed fee by applicants for hearings as a fee is no longer prescribed.  
 
The amendment  to Rule 41 is for the purpose of clarifying certain procedural steps around 
oppositions to the filing of an application for revocation or invalidity.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  14 January 2019  
Other date   Adoption: 18 December 2018  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  3 April 2023  
Other information  See also:  
 
IP/N/1/EU/T/10  (Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)  
 
IP/N/1/EU/T/5  (Direc tive (EU) 2015/2436 amending Directive 2008/95/EC)  
 
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.