TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Registering a Collecting Society	Application to register a Collecting Society. Collecting Societies have the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties as part of compulsory licensing, or individual licences negotiated on behalf of its members. Collecting Societies collect royalty payments from users of copyrighted works and distribute royalties to copyright owners.
Amendment and/or Withdrawal of a Design Application or Registration	Submission of a design application towards consideration for an amendment of the design application or registration, or actual withdrawal of the application.
Registering or Cancelling a Licence for a Design	Application to register or cancel a licence for a design.
Registering or Cancelling a Licence for a Trademark	Application to register a licence for a registered trademark.
Request for Information on a Design	Application to request information on a design registered with the Industrial Property Register.
Search for Local and Community Designs using Design View	Carry out a search for a Local and Community Design using Design View.
Transfer of Ownership and/or Transmission of a Design	Application to transmit a design by assignment, merger, testamentary deposition or court order.
Amend or Withdraw a Patent Application or Registration	Application to withdraw or amend a patent application, or amend a patent registration.
Conversion of a European Patent	Convert a European patent application to a National patent.
Extension of a Supplementary Protection Certificate (Paediatric Product)	Application for the request for an extension to a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) of a paediatric product.
Registering a Patent	Application to request the grant of a patent so as to protect an invention.
Registering or Cancelling a Licence for a Patent	Application to register or cancel a patent licence.
Renewal or Restoration of a Registered Patent or Supplementary Protection Certificate (Plant Protection Products/Medicinal Products)	Application to request the renewal or restoration of a patent or supplementary protection certificate.
Request for a Supplementary Protection Certificate (Medicinal Product)	Application for the request for a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) of a medicinal product.
Request for an Extension of Time Limit (Patents)	Request an extension of a time limit for the submission of patent documents.
Request for First Renewal (or the Restoration and First Renewal) of a European Patent drawn up in the English Language	Applicaton for the first renewal (or restoration and first renewal) of a European Patent.
Request for Information on a Patent	Application to request information on a patent.
Request for Supplementary Protection Certificate (Plant Products/Medicinal Products )	Request for a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) of a plant protection product / medicinal product.
Request to Amend a Patent Specification	Application to request an amendment of a patent specification.
Transmission of a Patent by Assignment/Merger/Testamentary Disposition/Court Order	Application to transmit a patent by either assignment, testamentary depostion or court order.
Validation of a European Patent	Once a European patent is granted by the European Patent Office (EPO), the owner may select the countries where he/she wishes to validate the Patent. This form is used only when the European Patent is drawn up in the French or German language, and the applicant will therefore be required to provide an English translation of the patent documents.
Change of Name or Address of Trademark Owner or Applicant	Request a change of name or address of a trademark owner or applicant.
Filing of Regulations for Collective and Certification Marks	An application for a trademark which is a certification or collective mark must be accompanied by regulations which govern the use of the mark. These regulations may be filed within a stipulated time frame following the filing of the trademark application.
Objection to Alteration of a Registered Trademark/Counter-Statement to Objection	This form is to be used if there is: i) An objection to the alteration of a registered trademark. ii) A counter-statement to an objection to the alteration of a registered trademark.
Renewal and Restoration of a Trademark	Applicaton for the renewal and restoration of a trademark.
Request for Alteration of a Registered Mark	The Trademarks Act Section 49 states the Comptroller may, at the request of the proprietor, allow the alteration of a registered trademark where the mark includes the proprietor’s name or address and the alteration is limited to alteration of that name or address and does not substantially affect the identity of the mark. It is only in this case that a registered mark may be altered.
Request for Information on a Trademark or Application	Application to request information on a trademark or application.
Request for Trademark Registration	Application for the registration of a trademark.
Request to Surrender a Trademark	Application to request the full or partial surrender of a trademark.
Request to Transfer a Trademark	Application to transmit a trademark by assignment, testamentary deposition or court order.
Search for Local and EU IPO Trademarks Using TMView	Carry out a search for a local and EU Trademark using TMView (TMView is an online multilingual and easy-to-use tool allowing free of charge trademark searches available at http://www.tmdn.org)
Trademark Amendment or Withdrawal	Submission of an application towards consideration for an amendment of the trademark application or its actual withdrawal.
Trademark Registration Amendment	Application to request a change of name or address of a trademark owner or licence holder.

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