PATENTS
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The investment of time, energy and money that all inventions demand is invaluable.
The rights of exclusivity grant the creator the possibility to capitalize on his efforts by commercializing the invention and at the same time protecting it from imitators.In consequence of our orientation exclusively on services which are connected with the intellectual property protection, our office can provide you with a full range of services regarding the protection of an invention:
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting Romanian Patent Applications;
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting European Patent Applications and International (PCT) Application;
- Filing and prosecuting of patent applications worldwide through foreign counsels;
- Legal opinions in respect to a possible infringement of patents by third parties;
- Validating European Patents
- For Pharmaceutical Patents- specific advice and representation in respect to Data Exclusivity, representation before National Drug Agency when it comes to patent rights.
- Request to revoke a Romanian Patent or preparing defense when Client s Patent is being challenged.
- Opposition against an European Patent or preparing defense when Client s Patent is being challenged.
- Recording assignment and licenses.
- Patent searches;
Advantages:
COST SAVINGS for the payment of annuities.
In the countries where it is possible to pay directly to the Patent Office we can avoid the cost of the local agent. In the countries where it is necessary to pay the annuities through a local agent, we have obtained special facilities.
SIMPLIFIED BOOK- KEEPING one invoice will be issued for the payment of a number of annuities in different countries. Our invoice can be issued monthly, quarterly or annually
BANK SAVINGS one cheque or one draft is sufficient to pay a single invoice for the payment of many patent annuities.
DATA TRANSFER electronic data exchange with our Annuity Service, information on your data, lists in any electronic format are all free of charge.
OUR FEE is fixed independently of the annuity to be paid for the patent. We do not charge extra costs for data input, changes, additions, deletions. On request, we can send our client free of charge the " Annual Budget" showing the costs of the annuities to be paid. Possibility to prepare at short notice the situation of the patents in the format most suitable to the client, or to print it from our web using a “password” that allow to enter in our web-site directly.
URGENCY We can carry out last minute payments.
SECURITY of data is stored in a safe computer professional system.
Search in the Romanian patent database http://bd.osim.ro/cgi-bin/invsearch8
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
The application shall be registered with the National Registry for invention applications.
The application for patenting an invention contains the identification data of the applicant (petitioner) together with a description of the invention and the claiming in Romania, and, if necessary, explanatory drawings.
The patent application shall include information regarding author’s identity.
The descriptions, claims and drawings of the invention must be clearly, completely and correctly detailed, from the scientific and technical point of view, in such a way as to enable a specialist to achieve such an invention.
If the applicant is not the same person as the inventor, the contract concluded between the parties and the inventor statement shall also be submitted.
The patent shall be issued by the General Manager of the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks and it shall be registered with the National Inventions Registry.
Such documents shall be filed at the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks and they shall represent the so-called national deposit of invention.
Examination:- patent: formal and substantial examination - valid for 20 years
Annuities:- accumulated and due after the grant - subsequent annuities are payable before the anniversary of the filing date
Filing requirements |
Assignment |
Forms |
1. Applicant’s name and address
2. Inventor’s name and address
3. Specification with claims, abstract and drawings for translation or the International publication
4. Priority data (if priority is claimed)
5. PCT Request
6. International Search Report
7. Internat. Prelimin. Exam. Report
8. Power of Attorney, no notarization
9. Priority documents (if priority is claimed), to be filed within three months from the filing date
10. Declaration (or Assignment) of Inventor’s – notarization required |
1. Powers of Attorney in the name of the Assignor and the Assignee, no legalization
2. Original Assignment (or its Certified copy) or a signed and sealed Assignment form, notarization is required |
Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney extension of EP
Declaration of Inventorship |
Romanian Acts of Law
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