| Filing Language: Romanian | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT | 
| Necessary documents: 
 | Necessary documents: 
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| Attachments (if any) 
 | Attachments (if any) 
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- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
 
- 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 
- no 
- no 
- 4-5 months 
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
 
- The initial protection is 6 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, and the maximum protection can be 10 years. 
- 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 
- The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date. 
