IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of utility model patent applications. However, the requirements for substantive examination are relatively loose, only novelty and industrial applicability are required, but innovation is not required.
Filing Language: Romanian |
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*Romania patent application documents need notarization |
Designs are entitled to a novelty grace period of 6 months from the filing date/priority date if:
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
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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.
16-18 months
DGIP conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant should submit a request for substantive examination within 36 months from the filing date/priority date.
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Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
Novelty grace period of 12 months for inventors, their successors and third parties who have received information about the invention from the inventor/successors, through any form of communication or at national and international exhibitions .
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25 years
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
Filing Language: English | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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Filing Language: German | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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