26. How and where can I check if my invention has already been protected? You can check if your invention has already been protected and find information about the inventions belonging to the same field as yours at the Documentation Department of the Office, free of charge and with all the necessary assistance from the Office’s employees. You can also get the required information by submitting a written request for search in the national or an international patent database according to the subject matter of the invention. The amount of fee payable against such a request is prescribed by the Tariff of fees for special costs of the procedures conducted by the Intellectual Property Office and the fees for the information services provided by the office.
27. How can I find the name of a patent owner or an inventor whose invention I am interested in?
