Notifications
Date: December 23, 2021
The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) notified WIPO in accordance with paragraphs 10 and 12 of the Framework Provisions that came into effect on July 1, 2012, that it would commence operation as an Accessing Office of the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) with effect from February 17, 2022, with the following parameters:
- IPOI as an accessing Office will recognize priority documents available to it through the service for the purposes of any application for which the time for furnishing the priority document has not expired by 16 months from the filing date or date of priority - whichever is the earliest.
- All documents and information will be exchanged in black and white or color and in PDF format through the WIPO DAS Office web portal and based on WIPO PCT-EDI;
- IPOI as an Accessing Office will accept color, greyscale black and white documents in PDF format as deposited by depositing Offices.
The following practical information may be useful to applicants:
- To request our Office as accessing Office to retrieve the document from the service, the applicant should check the relevant box next to the priority claim on the application form and send a letter to our Office.
- Further details on the IPO’s participation in the service will be made available at IPOI’s website http://www.ipoi.gov.ie