• A trade mark can be made up of words (including names), logos, graphics, letters, numbers, the shape of products or their packaging, or other indicators or signals that can be used to identify one company's goods or services from those of competitors. Before the mark is used or after, an application may be submitted. In general, registering a mark as soon as feasible will give you preference over anyone else who submits a registration application for a mark that is identical to or similar to yours.
  It may be beneficial to conduct a search to see if an identical or similar mark has already been registered or is the subject of a pending application before submitting an application to register a trade mark. Such marks will have priority, or previous rights, and this could be used as justification for denying registration. It is recommended to search both the Community Trade Mark Database and the National Trade Mark Database. Visit the Irish Patents Office website at https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/ to access these. As an alternative, the office will do a search after receiving a written request and the required payment (currently $35.00). Both the Community Trade Mark database and the National Trade Mark database are searched.
• Fill out the "Application to register a trade mark" application form (Form No. 1) to submit your application. The Patents Office should then receive this. An application's filing fee may be paid at the time of filing or up to one month later. You can find Application Form No. 1 and instructions for filling it out online at- https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/ .
• After receiving an application that satisfies the minimal requirements, a filing date, an application number, and a filing receipt are allocated. A request to register the Mark is required as one of the basic elements for a filing date (completion of the prescribed application form meets this requirement). The person requesting the registration's name and address. A picture of the trademark. A declaration or list of the products and/or services for which trademark registration is requested. The products and/or services you plan to utilize your trademark on must be described. Like other trade mark offices, we categorize goods and services into 45 classes using a classification system. Visit https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/
• The application's registrability is then evaluated. The evaluation process includes searching pertinent databases to see if a comparable mark has already been registered or if the mark is distinctive. The Office may decline to register the mark if this is determined to be the case. Within 12 weeks, the Office will provide the applicant a report outlining acceptance of the registration or outlining any objections. The applicant is given time to respond if there are any objections expressed. The Controller has the right to reject the application if the issues are not settled.
• The approval of the application will be announced in the Patents Office Journal if the examiner has not expressed any objections, the mark has been accepted for registration, or objections that have been raised have been disregarded.
• Any person who opposes to the registration of a mark may do so within three months of the mark's publication in the Journal by sending the office, along with the required fee and a copy to the applicant, a notice of opposition. A senior official of the Office eventually decides whether the mark should be registered after both parties (the Applicant and the Opponent) have had an opportunity to provide evidence in support of their claims.
• We will register your mark and issue you a registration certificate upon payment of the required registration cost, assuming no one has objected to your application or you have overcome any obstacles.