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No. 26 of 1998Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1998
Public bill · Government · Presented
The measure would make copyright cases easier to prove by setting presumptions about ownership and authorship, while increasing penalties for infringement. It would also change how the Patents Office and its Controller are managed, including fixed terms, retirement and removal rules, and ministerial oversight.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Copyright Act, 1963, and the Patents Act, 1992, and to provide for related matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
Sponsor
- Tánaiste Primary
Progress
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Debates
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: From the Seanad. Dáil
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage. Seanad
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Motion. Seanad
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Committee and Remaining Stages. Seanad
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Order for Second Stage. Dáil
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage. Dáil
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 1998: Committee and Remaining Stages. Dáil
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