Ireland
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Legislation
Legislation in Ireland is officially published in English, or sometimes in Irish and English.
Patents Act 1992
See: Patents Act 1992
Most relevant is Chapter II: Patentability[1], which says:
Quoted text
9.—(1) An invention shall be patentable under this Part if it is susceptible of industrial application, is new and involves an inventive step.
(2) Any of the following in particular shall not be regarded as an invention within the meaning of subsection (1):
(a) a discovery, a scientific theory or a mathematical method,
(b) an aesthetic creation,
(c) a scheme, rule or method for performing a mental act, playing a game or doing business, or a program for a computer,
(d) the presentation of information.
(3) The provisions of subsection (2) shall exclude patentability of subject-matter or activities referred to in that subsection only to the extent to which a patent application or patent relates to such subject-matter or activities as such.
Remarks
This text is substantially identical or almost identical to Art. 52 of the European Patent Convention. The differences are only in the order of the words or the stylistic choice of singular or plural for nouns.
2006 amendments
See: Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
Most relevant part:
3.— Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) in subsection (1), by inserting “, in all fields of technology,” after “An invention”, and
(b) by deleting subsections (4) and (5).
See also
Local organisations
- The Ireland section of BAILII.org - links to legislation and case law of Ireland
- Irish Free Software Organisation