Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys (APTMA)

Lobbying Organisation Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys

Date published 14 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Constitutional Referendum on Ireland’s participation in the Unitary Patent Court Agreement

Intended results By way of an invitation from Mr. John Newham of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment dated 28.03.2024, APTMA was requested to provide feedback regarding recent developments on the intention to hold a Constitutional Referendum on Ireland’s participation in the Unitary Patent Court Agreement by establishing an international Unitary Patent Court in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Triona Walshe

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

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Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

John Newham Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)