Filing Language: Romanian | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
2 years
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.
4-5 months
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Romanian Patent and Trademark Office
English: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, abbreviation: OSIM
Website: OSIM, EUIPO, WIPO registration, verification, terms and costs (inregistrare-marci.ro)
Romanian Utility Model Patent Search: ro.espacenet.com
20 years