How many years is the protection period of Romanian invention patent application

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

OSIM conducts formality examination and substantive examination of design patent applications. The quality of the exterior design pictures must be guaranteed, and OSIM only accepts pictures or paper copies in .gif format. Applicants may apply for a deferment of publication, but not later than 30 months after the filing date. Within two months after publication, any third party may raise objections and provide evidence, and OSIM will convey the third-party public opinions to the applicant, and the applicant shall reply within two months from receiving the notification. Within three months of the objection being filed, OSIM will issue a report agreeing or denying the objection, which will be considered in the substantive examination.

4-5 months

The initial protection is 6 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, and the maximum protection can be 10 years.

2 years

6 months

no

The initial protection is 10 years, and after the expiration, it can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 25 years.

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.