Controllers

THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS
(originally called the Controller of Industrial and Commercial Property).

Since the foundation of the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland (IPOI) (formerly the Irish Patents Office) in 1927, only 8 people have held the position of Controller on a permanent basis. They are:

  • James Kelly

    2022 -

  • Gerard Barrett

    2013 - 2022

  • Eamonn Laird

    2007 - 2012

  • Sean Fitzpatrick

    1983 - 2006

  • Michael J. Quinn

    1967 - 1983

  • John J. Lennon

    1955 - 1967

  • Edward A. Cleary

    1928 - 1955

  • Aodh O'Brolchain

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    1927 - 1928