IP Searching

In recent years it has become possible to carry out IP searches on the internet for free. Carrying out your own IP searches can be a practical and cost effective way of finding out quickly whether the IP you want to protect is already disclosed/registered.

The following are some sites that are available:

Patents
Irish Patents Office
European Patent Office
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)
European Patent Office Searching
U.S. Patent and Trade Mark Office

Trade Marks
Irish Patents Office
UK Intellectual Property Office
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM)
International Trademark Association (INTA)

Designs
UK Intellectual Property Office
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM)
World Intellectual Property Offices (WIPO)