WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights IP/N/IIRO~1P12 
20 March 1997 
(97-1146) 
Original: English! 
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MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
Romania 
The present document reproduces! an unofficial translation of Decision No. 152 of 27 March 1992 
for the Approval of the Regulations for Implementing Law No. 64/1991, as notified by Romania under 
Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/IIROM/l). 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriete 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIP ALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTA TIONS CONSACREES A LA 
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
Roumanie 
Le present document contient une traducation non officielle! de la Decision n° 152 du 
27 mars 1992 portant approbation du Reglement d'application de la Loi n° 64/1991, notifiee par la 
Roumanie au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/IIROM/l). 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL pARRAFO 2 DEL ARTICULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
Rumania 
En el presente documento se reproduce! una traduccion no oficial de la Decision N° 152, de 
27 de marzo de 1992, por la que se aprob6la reglamentacion para la aplicacion de la Ley N° 64/1991, 
notificada por Rumania en virtud de 10 dispuesto en el parrafo 2 del articulo 63 del Acuerdo (vease 
el documento IP/N/l/ROM/I). 
!English only/anglais seulement/ingles solamente. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PATENT LAW 
( No. 64/1991) 
CHAPTER I 
Filing Procedure of the Patent Applications 
SECTION 1 
General Provisions 
Rule 1 -Granting the Patents for Invention 
The patents for invention are granted according to the provisions of Law no. 
64/1991 of October 11, 1991 by meeting the conventions, treaties and agreements to 
which Romania is a party. 
These implementing regulations set out the manner of applying the Law 
concerning the patents for invention. 
Rule 2 -Definitions 
The terms used within these implementing regulations have the following 
meaning: 
-law means the Patent Law (No. 64/1991); 
-OSIM means The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks; 
-inventor means the person who created the invention; 
-successor in title means any natural or legal person to whom either the right to 
be granted a patent for invention or the rights deriving from an issued patent have been 
transferred; IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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-applicant means the natural or legal person applying for the grant of a patent 
for invention; 
-patent ownel means the pelson to whom the right conferred by the patent 
belongs; 
-employer means the legal person having a legal status; 
-publication means to be rendered available to the public; 
-patent attorney is a person skilled in giving assistance in the field of industrial 
property (inventions, marks, designs, models, a.s.o.), who legally carries out this activity; 
-authorized representative means the patent attorney who may also have the 
quality of representation in the procedures before The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks; 
-patent application means a wlitten application containing the explicit demand 
for the grant of a patent for invention; 
-description means the written presentation of the invention in the conditions 
of Ali.18 from the Law; 
-claims mean the presentation of the subject-matter of the demanded protection 
and of the elements of novelty of the invention; 
-regular filing means the patent application attended by the descliption of the 
invention, claims and, if required, by the explanatory drawings; 
-priority means the date of the first filing of the patent application, irrespective 
of the competent national authority where the application filing was performed under the 
Paris Convention. 
SECTION 2 
Filing the Patent Application 
Rule 3 -Filing the Patent Applications with The State Office 
For Inventions and Trademarks 
(1) All the patent applications filed with the General Registry of the State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks shall be analyzed on the date of filing. 
(2) Filing of a patent application with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks may be performed as follows: 
( a) directly to the General Registry of The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks that is open to the public on any working day; 
(b) by mail, posted by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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In both situations, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks acknowledges 
to the applicant the receipt of the patent application and the conditions in which it was 
received. 
(3) Filing of the patent applications belonging to the field of the national defcnsc 
and security that were created in the territory of Romania is performed accO! ding to the 
legislation in force. 
(4 )The other applications and documents filed with the General RegistlY 
regarding the procedures to which the patent applications are submitted, shall be 
analyzed subsequent to the date of filing thereof, the answer of the State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks being notified to the petitionel within 60 days. 
(5) Any letters or documents filed with the registry referring to a patent 
application or a patent for invention shall indicate the petitioner's name and address for 
mailing, as well as the filing number of the application O! of the patent of invention to 
which they refer; othelwise, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks does not 
comply with the request, these being definitely filed and disposed of, or returned, if the 
petitioner is identifiable. 
(6) If there are registered amendments or completions to the description, claims 
and/or to the drawings of the patent application filed with The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks, this fact shall be mentioned by the manifest indication 
"completion to the patent application no.... /dated ...... " and the typed pages from the 
description, claims and/or drawings containing the required amendments or completions 
will be filed; otherwise, they shall be returned to the applicant. 
(7) When the law or the implementing regulations make plOvisions that an 
application or a document should be filed in a certain form, this application or document 
shall be filed as prescribed. 
If the patent application or any other document does not comply with the 
prescribed conditions, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks notifies the 
applicant about the defects, providing a period of time for the rectification, except fO! 
the case provided for in Rule 8(4) when the patent application shall be returned to the 
applicant. 
All the notifications of the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks shall be 
justified and shall contain the legal ground. 
(8) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks shall inscribe on the 
application the receiving date, the number from the General Registry and the documents 
received under signature. A copy of the application thus filled in shall be immediately 
returned to the applicant as acknowledgment of the receipt. The receiving date and the 
number from the General Registry of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks 
shall be legibly written. 
(9) The returned application copy shall indicate the shortcomings found out by 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks upon filing the patent application and 
the period of time within which they are to be remedied. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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(10) Upon filing a patent application with the State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks, the applicant will state precisely that he is entitled to be granted a patent 
for invention, will indicate the legal ground which gives him this title, or, will file the 
neceSSaIY documents which can prove this fact. 
(11) When during the time elapsed from the filing of the patent application till 
the issue of the patent a court decision established that another person than the 
applicant or his successor in title is entitled to the issuance of the patent, The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks will execute that decision. 
(12)The filing fee is to be paid by the applicant at the time the patent application 
is filed with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. When the applicant has 
paid the filing fee plior to filing the patent application, he shall state this precisely in the 
application and a copy of the payment document shall be attached thel ewith. 
(13) If, upon filing the patent application, the applicant has not paid the filing fee, 
this fee shall be paid within thlee months from the date of the national regular filing, 
with a legally established increase; othelwise, the patent application is deemed 
abandoned and it is rejected. 
(14) Any payment document failing to contain the identification data of the patent 
application or of the patent for invention (at least the application or the patent number) 
is disposed of as witness document and the amount of money will be returned only if the 
payer may be identified by name or address. In case of returning the amount of money 
this will be diminished by the cost of the post services. 
Rule 4 -Time Limits 
(1) Periods expressed as days contain the calendar days and do not include either 
the day when the period started or the one when the period ended. The periods 
expressed as years, months or weeks will end on the day of the year, month or week 
corresponding to the starting day. 
(2) The period which beginning on the 29-111, 30-1\ 31"sl of the month ends in a 
month not having such a day, will be deemed to end on the first day of the following 
month. The period ending on a legal holiday or when the service is suspended will be 
extended up to the end of the following working day. 
(3) The periods start to elapse from the date when the documents of the 
procedures are communicated, by communication being meant the date when the 
notification of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks was registered at the post 
office. 
(4) The documents of the procedures sent by mail to The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks are deemed to be fulfilled within the prescribed time limit 
if they were registered at the post office prior to the end thereof. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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(5) An application demanding for an extension of the time limit for answering to 
the notification of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks shall have the date 
of the post office or of the General Registly of The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks within the prescribed time limit and will depend upon the reasons for which 
this extension is required. 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademalks shall notify the applicant in 
writing about the acceptance or the rejection of the demand for extending the time limit. 
(6) Failure to fulfil the documents of the procedures within the legal time limits 
does not entail the sanctions provided for by the law and the present implementing 
regulations if the applicant can prove that he was hindered by some circumstances 
beyond his will and if he fulfils the procedure within two months from the termination 
of the cause. 
Rule 5 -Representation by Authorized Representative 
(1) Filing of the patent application with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks or the applicant's representation in the procedures before The State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks can be made by an authorized mandatalY with the 
residence or premises in Romania. 
(2) Where the applicant of the patent of invention is represented by an authorized 
mandataIY, this can affix his signature upon the patent application on the basis of a 
written power of attorney. 
(3) In the procedures before The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, the 
foreign applicant or owner may be represented only by an authorized patent attorney. 
(4) According to Article 43 of the Law, the patent attorney may assure assistance, 
upon request, to Romanian or foreign natural or legal persons and may represent them 
before The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, according to the provisions of 
the contract concluded with the customer. 
The representation is assured by the empowerment and within the limits of the 
mandate established by contract with the persons concerned, in view of obtaining, 
defending and claiming the rights regarding the inventions, industrial designs, trade and 
service marks or other industrial property rights. Representation of the natural or legal 
persons before The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks is made by written power 
of attorney. 
(5)The juridical assistance of the applicant or of the owner before law courts is 
conditioned by the qualification of attorney or legal adviser. 
(6) The patent attorney shall observe only the provisions of the law and shall be 
obliged to act in good faith and with professional integrity. 
He shall not disclose the data and information received from the customer. The 
information given by the customer to the patent attorney in view of exercising his 
function of representation shall not be considered as disclosure. IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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(7) A national of Romania with the residence in Romania may be a patent 
attorney provided that he should meet cumulatively the following lequilements: 
-has a graduate diploma of an institution of technical and jUlidical higheJ 
education; 
-has at least 5 years of selvice in the technical and juridical professions; 
-has no criminal 1 ecords; 
-enjoys a good reputation; 
-was declared to have passed the examination Olganized for this profession by 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(8) The profession of patent attorney may be practised only after the persons 
having passed the examination are legistered, upon their lequest, in the National 
Register of Patent Attorneys and after they registered themselves at the Town hall of 
Bucharest, the Finance Department based on the legistration voucher issued by The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
The patent attorneys' list is published in the Official Bulletin of Indushial 
Property. 
(9) The examination for the profession of patent attorney is taken before a board 
consisting of 5-7 members whose president is the director of The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks. The members of the board are appointed by the board of 
directors of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
The members of the board may be specialists having at least 5 years of activity 
within The State Office for Inventions and TrademaIks, university teaching staff, experts. 
(10) Practising the profession of patent attorney is not compatible with the quality 
of employee of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks 
(11) Striking off from the National Registel of Patent Attorneys is carried out 
upon request by the person involved and by The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks, when that person does not meet one of the requirements stipulated in 
para.(7). 
(12) Infringement with guilt by the patent attorney of the professional obligations 
and of the norms of conduct is an infraction of discipline and is sanctioned, where 
applOpriate with: warning, temporary striking off for a period of up to 5 years Ol 
definitive erase from the National Register of Patent Attorneys. 
The disciplinary sanction is established and applied by a board appointed to this 
end by the management of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks.The striking 
off sanction may be appealed against in the court within 30 days from the communication 
of the court decision. 
Striking off is performed only after the court decision remains irrevocable. 
Rule 6 -Official Language IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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All the patent applications and the correspondence referring thereto will be drawn 
up and submitted to The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks in Romanian. 
Rule 7 -Confidential Character of the Patent Application 
Secrecy 
(1) The data contained in the patent application are confidential up to the 
publication thereof by The State Office fOl Inventions and Trademarks, the disclosure 
theleof without the consent of the inventor or of his successor in title being fOI bidden 
irrespective of the way in which the persons got knowledge of them and whatever their 
quality may be (representatives, patent attorneys, any person in the situations provided 
for in Articles 5 and 18, para.2 of the Law). 
Disclosure prior to the publication of the patent application is punished according 
to the Penal Code. 
(2) The State Office for Inventions and Trademalks ensures the confidentiality 
of the patent applications from the date of filing thereof with the General Registty of 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks up to the publication thereof in 
compliance with Article 23 , Article 44, paras 1 and 3 and are sanctioned according to 
Article 60 of the Law. 
(3) In compliance with Article 44, para 2 of the Law, the secret character of the 
descriptions of the inventions belonging to the national defense and national security 
fields is assigned by the Ministry of the National Defense, Ministry of Internal Affails, 
Romanian Intelligence Service, by their representatives officially appointed. 
(4) The representatives of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Internal 
Affairs and of the Romanian Intelligence Service have the obligation to observe the legal 
provisions and the commitments signed with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks with regard to handling, confidentiality and keeping secret the patent fOl 
invention. 
The secret character is assigned only for the patent applications from the national 
defense and national security fields, within 15 days from the date of the regular filing, 
by stamping the word "secret" onto the patent application documentation and the clearly 
legible signature (family name and first name) of the representative who assigned this 
character; othelwise, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks follows the 
procedures provided for in these implementing regulations. 
(5) The institution which assigned a secret character to a patent application, 
within 60 days from the date of assignation, shall pay an annuity for the maintenance 
under secrecy status and shall inform the applicant. 
(6) The Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs or The 
Romanian Intelligence Service will be able to maintain a description under secrecy IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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only for the time limit for which the annuity COl responding to the maintenance under 
this status was paid. The secret status ceases by non-payment of the fee or by a written 
decision of the MinistIy of National Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs or the 
Romanian Intelligence SelVice, from the date of receiving thereof by The State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(7) In compliance with Article 44 para 2 of the law, The Ministry of National 
Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs or Romanian Intelligence Selvice will pay an 
equitable compensation to the patent applicant established by contract during the whole 
period of maintenance of the invention under secrecy. 
(8) The Ministry of National Defense, The Ministly of Internal Affairs or 
Romanian 
Intelligencc SClvice will assign a seclet chalactel to the patent applications lesulting 
from their enterprises, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation in fOl ce 
concerning the protection of the state seClet. 
(9) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will assure the requiled 
conditions for keeping, access, handling or any other activity concerning the patent 
applications which were assigned the secret character, in compliance with the provisions 
of the legislation in force concerning the protection of the state secret. 
(10) Foreign patents may be applied for in respect of the inventions which are the 
subject-matter of the patent applications only after the expiration of a time limit of 30 
days from the date of the regular filing. 
Rule 8 -Minimum Requirements for Registering the Patent 
Applications in the National Register 
(1) The patent applications meeting the provisions of Article 15 of the law and 
of these Implementing Regulations will be registered in the National Register of Patent 
Applications. 
The date of filing with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of the 
patent applications is the date they were received at the General Registry. 
(2) In compliance with Article 15 of the law, The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks regist~rs a patent application in the National Register of Patent 
Applications, if at least the following documents are submitted: 
(a) a request written in Romanian which should contain an explicit demand for 
the grant of a patent for an invention whose title is mentioned, and also the 
identification data of the applicant; 
(b) a text which at first sight should seem to be the description of the invention. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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The registration of the patent applications in the National Register of Filed Patent 
Applications is made in the sequence of the filing numbers and dates with the General 
RegistIy of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(3) The number in the National Register of Filed Patent Applications and the 
date of filing are written on the application and on the filst page of each copy of the 
description as well as on the envelope, when the application was sent by mail. 
This number is the number of the patent application and will be used in the whole 
correspondence. 
(4) In case the provisions of para 2( a) and (b) are not fulfilled cumulatively, the 
applications are received, they are not filed in the National Register of the Patent 
Applications and the documentation is returned, The State Office for Inventions and 
Tl ademarks keeping a witness copy. The witness copy is kept in a confidential status and 
may be consulted by the applicant. 
Rule 9 -Date of the Regular National Filing 
(1) All the documents provided for by Article 14 para 1 of the Law, filed with the 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks form the regular national filing. 
(2) The date of the regular national filing is the date when The State Office for 
Inventions and Tlademarks received all the documents provided for by Article 14 para 
1 of the Law, or the date provided for by the conventions to which Romania is a 
party. (3) Where foreign applicants file the descriptions, claims and drawings in a foreign 
language, the regular national filing date will be the date of receiving thereof by The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, provided that within two months they shall 
file the translation into Romanian of the respective documents in thlee copies, signed 
by the authorized representative. Otherwise, the application is considered abandoned and 
will be rejected. 
(4) Where the claims are missing from the patent application, they can be filed 
within two months from the patent application filing date. In this case, the regular filing 
date is the date when the claims are filed. 
If within two months from the filing date the applicant does not file the claims, 
the patent application is considered abandoned and it is rejected. 
(5) If the description of the invention makes reference to the illustrative 
drawings, but these are not received with the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks 
together with the patent application, at the applicant's option: 
( a) any reference in the description regarding the drawings will be considered left 
out; 
(b) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will examine only those parts 
from the description not requiring the drawings; IP/NIlIROM/PI2 
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(c) the regular filing date will be the date when the drawings were received by 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, if the drawings are filed within two 
months from the patent application filing date. 
In the case of the lette)s a) and b), the regula) filing date will be the date when 
the patent application was filed with The State Office fOI Inventions and Tlademmks. 
(6) In all cases when The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks finds out 
that the provisions of Article 14, para 1 of the Law are met, accords a regular national 
filing date, registers this date in the National Register of Patent Applications filed with 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks and notifies the applicant about that 
within 30 days. 
(7) The date of filing for divisionalY or improvement inventions is given in the 
same conditions as those provided for at paragraphs (1) -(5) above. 
SECTION 3 
Patentable Inventions 
Rule 10 -Conditions for Patentability 
An invention is patentable if it meets cumulatively the requirements stipulated by 
Article 7, para 1 of the Law. 
The inventions having as a subject-matter a new plant valiety, a hybrid or a new 
breed of animal shall meet cumulatively only the provisions of Article 7, para 3 of the 
Law, completed with the rules in Chapter III of these regulations. 
Rule 11 -Subject-Matter of Invention 
(l)The subject-matter of a patentable invention provided for in Article 7, para 2 
of the law may be from any field of activity. 
(2) The inventions whose subject-matter is a product may be: 
(a) machines, apparatuses, tools, devices, mechanisms, machine parts, equipment, 
assemblies, installations, electronic circuits and units or electro-technical units, control IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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or protection systems, construction elements, including construction materials, furniture, 
household articles, toys, medical instruments, writing instruments, musical instruments 
a.s.o. These products shall be defined technically by component elements, functional part 
played by each element, the connection between them, the constructive, functional and 
position relation between the component elements, a.s.o. 
(b) chemical and biological substances, with the exception of those existing in 
nature for which no creative effOl t was made. These plOducts shall be defined by the 
chemical formula and physical-chemical, curative, prophylactic, insecticide, fungicide or 
other plOperties. As the case may be, the chemical or biological substances are defined 
also by substituent radicals, molecular structure, geometry, molecular weight or by other 
characteristics individualizing or identifying thereof; 
(c) mixtUles (physical or physical-chemical) which ale defined by theil 
com ponents, quantitative I atio thereof, structures, physical or chemical propel ties as the 
case may be, by other properties which individualize them and make them applicable for 
solving a problem; 
(d) micro-organisms, newly created or isolated by selection with mutant effects; 
they shall be defined by morphological, taxonomic, biochemical or physiological 
characteristics and culture effects or other effects specific to the use thereof. 
(3) The inventions whose subject-matter are plocedures or methods shall be 
defined as logical succession of operations characterized by steps, their sequence, initial 
conditions (raw materials, parameters), technical conditions, technical means employed 
(equipment, installations, devices, instruments, catalysts) products or final results. 
Activities resulting in a product or in modifying a product are deemed processes. 
Activities having qualitative results are deemed methods. (measurement, analysis, 
regulation, checking, diagnosing or medical treatment). 
The biological or genetical processes have specific characteristics and namely for 
the biological processes: individuals from which it is started and the way of acting upon 
them (individual selection, hybridation, polyploidy, genetic transfer, treatment with 
chemical or physical agents) the environment in which they develop, and for the genetic 
processes : separation of RNA and DNA, DNA sequences, modification of DNA 
sequences, cloning, RNA and DNA syntheses, these being possibly accompanied by 
chemical or biological processes. 
The methods of treatment are defined by the specific interventions upon living 
organisms: nature, means employed (instruments, medicines, physical, balneological and 
desinfecting agents, a.s.o.), technical parameters (doses, time intervals, duration, 
temperature, concentrations, parameters of the physical or balneological agents), action 
or administration. 
The mere posology of a medicine is not patentable. 
(4) Computer programs per se are not inventions.The computer program 
protection is achieved by other forms of intellectual property. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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However, the inventions meeting the provisions of Article 7, paras 1 and 2 of the 
Law cannot be precluded from being granted a patent for invention only because they 
contain elements or programs for the computer. 
SECTION 4 
The Patent Application 
Rule 12 -The Patent Application Form 
(1) The application for the grant of a patent for invention shall be drawn up in 
three copies, on a standardized, plinted or typed form drawn up in Romanian, whose 
outline is prescribed by The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(2) The applicant or the authorized representative will fill in the standardized 
application fmID clearly and legibly, either by typing or by hand writing, and will sign 
the application. 
Where the applicant is a legal person, the application will be signed by the 
manager of the enterprise and will be stamped. 
(3) The applicant shall write in the application his full name and address.lf there 
are two or more applicants, the same mentions are made for each of them. 
Natural persons shall be named by their family names, followed by the first names, 
nationalities and the indication of the countries whose nationals they are. 
Legal persons shall be named by their complete denominations, places and 
countries where their premises are. 
The applicant shall indicate the phone, telex, fax in view of a correct and rapid 
communication. 
(4) The applicant shall explicitly request to be granted a patent for invention, 
indicating the title of the invention and shall prove that he is entitled to be granted a 
patent for invention. 
If the patent applicant is another person than the inventor, the application shall 
indicate the legal ground on which he may apply for the patent for invention, or he will 
submit the document by which the inventor assigned him the right to be granted a patent 
for invention. 
(5) In compliance with Alticle 14, para 2 of the Law, the applicant shall declare 
the inventor or the inventors if these are not the same with the applicant.The declaration 
of the inventor is performed by indicating his name and address, work place and if there IP/N/lIROM/PI2 
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are two or more inventors, the applicant shall write on the application the necessalY data 
for each of them. 
(6) If the applicant files the application through an autholized representative he 
will write on the application the identification data theleof (name, addless, phone, telex, 
fax, bank account, code). If the representative is also a patent attOl ney, the applicant 
may allow him to sign the patent application in his name and to represent him in all the 
procedures before The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks on the basis of a 
written power of attorney. 
(7) If there are two or more applicants and these are not represented before The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks by an authorized representative, the 
application shall indicate one of the applicants who is appointed for the correspondence 
with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks; othelwise, The State Office for 
Inventions and TI ademarks will have correspondence with the first applicant WI itten on 
the application. 
(8) If the applicant wants to make use of the priority right of an application 
previously filed in another countIy, with a national, regional or international 
administration, he will indicate in the application the name of the country or 
administration, filing date and number. 
Where more priorities are claimed, the above-mentioned data are written in the 
application for any individual filing. 
In case of an error, when the applicant failed to claim priority of a previous first 
filing, he can do it within maximum two months from the patent application filing date. 
If within this time limit the applicant does not claim a priority, the patent application will 
benefit of the priority from the date of submitting the patent application with The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks, in compliance with Article 17 of the Law. 
(9)The following procedures may be explicitly requested in the patent application: 
(a) publication of the patent application in a shorter time than 18 months, 
according to Article 24 of the Law; 
(b) carrying out a search report in accordance with Article 25 of the Law; 
(c) substantive examination in compliance with Article 26 of the Law. 
If the applicant does not mention any procedure in the application ,The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks will consider as a first procedure for the patent 
application, the publication thereof within the time limit specified in Article 23 of the 
Law. 
(10) If the application is not signed,a copy of the application (other copy than the 
one provided for in Rule 3(8) will be returned by The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks to the applicant, to sign it and send it back within two months; otherwise, 
the patent application is considered abandoned and it is rejected. If within this time limit 
the patent application is sent to The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks signed, 
the filing date will be the date when the patent application was filed with The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks, provided that the stipulations of Article 14 para 
1 of the Law are met. Rule 13 -Description of Invention IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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(1) The description of the invention shall contain sllccessively, in the order below. 
the following: 
(a) the title of the invention as indicated in the patent application with a clear and 
concise formulation of the subject-matter of the invention, but without disclosing the 
invention; 
(b) precise specification of the technical field where the invention may be 
exploited, but without disclosing the solution; 
(c) presentation of the prior art as far as the applicant has knowledge of it and 
it can be regarded as useful for understanding the invention, citing the documents 
reflecting such art; at least one solution regarded as the closest to the subject-matter of 
the invention will be shown; where the invention contains a group of inventions which 
fulfil the unity criterion, a solution from the prior art shall be presented for each subject­
matter of the group; 
(d) disclosure of the invention so that the technical problem it solves (even if the 
technical problem is not explicitly stated as such) as well as the technical solution as 
claimed can be understood; the description shall be attended by any advantageous 
effects of the invention with reference to the background art; where there is a a group 
of inventions which meet the unity criterion, each invention in the group will be 
separately exposed; 
(e) blief description of the figures in the drawings, if any; 
(f) detailed description of the subject-matter of the invention for which protection 
is claimed, of the way of carrying out and use/operation thereof with references to the 
drawings of the invention, if any, so that a person skilled in the art could carry it out; the 
presentation shall be supported by the concrete embodiments; in case of a group of 
inventions which meet the unity criterion, at least one embodiment for each invention 
in the group shall be given; 
(g) explicit indication, if this does not obviously result from the detailed 
description according to letter (f) or from the nature of the invention, of the way in 
which the invention is capable of industrial applicability. 
(2) In the description mathematical models and formulae, algorithms may be 
presented without having the plesentation of the subject-matter of the invention in the 
embodiment rely exclusively thereon. 
Rule 14 -Description of an Invention Relative to Biotechnologies 
(1) An exception from the manner and sequence of presentation provided for by 
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variety, a hybrid or a new animal breed and these will be described in Chapter III of 
these Regulations. 
(2) If an invention concerns a micro-organism protection is claimed, besides the 
provisions of Rule 13, the description will have to contain, in compliance with Article 18 
of the Law, the morphological, taxonomic and biochemical characteristics thereof and 
at least one process for obtaining thereof, starting from a known micro-organism. To 
meet the requirements of Article 18, paragraph 2 of the Law, the denomination of the 
micro-organism, the number of the culture as well as the depositary institution or 
authority of the new micro-organism must be specified. 
(3) If the subject-mattel of the invention for which plOtection is claimed is a new 
process for obtaining a micro-organism having at least one new morphological, taxonomic 
Ol biochemical characteristic, the description shall contain besides the provisions of Rule 
13 the following: 
(a) in the chapter "the plior ail", the denomination of the micro-Olganislll ftom 
which it has been started in applying the new process, the morphological, taxonomic and 
biochemical characteristics and the depositary institution or authority , with the file 
number of the culture deposit; 
(b) in the chapter "embodiment of the invention", after the process description, 
the micro-organism obtained will be described by its morphological, taxonomic and 
biochemical characteristics, stating precisely those characteristics which are the subject­
matter of the invention and/or the new technical effects obtained. 
(4) If the subject-matter of the invention is a nucleotide or an amino acid 
sequence, the description is regarded as diclosed in compliance with Article 18 of the law 
only if the description will indicate the amino acid sequence in the nucleotide or in 
amino acid sequence. 
Rule 15 -Claims 
(1) The claims set out the extension of protection conferred by the patent for 
invention and they shall meet the following requirements: 
(a) shall define in technical terms the subject-matter fOl'which protection is sought 
and indicate the technical features of the invention: 
(b) shall rely entirely on the description of the invention. 
(2) The claims shall contain: 
(a) a preamble indicating the title of the invention, the technical elements thereof 
which are necessary for defining the subject-matter of the invention and which are part 
of the prior art. 
(b) a characterizing part, preceded by the expression "charactelized in that", 
stating concisely the new technical features necessary for the definition of the subject-IP/N/lIROM/PI2 
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matter of the invention III combination with the technical features stated III the 
"preamble" . 
(3) The new features are presented in the characterizing part of the claims, stating 
their interdependence (constructive, functional, synergical a.s.o.) connections, 
maintaining the same designation of the features and the same positioning from the text 
of the descriptions and drawings. 
(4) Depending on the complexity of the invention there may be several claims, 
independent and dependent. 
5) The independent claim shall ensure the plotection of the invention within those 
limits in which the invention can be implemented while having the same technical effects 
and also containing general elements sufficiently outlined so that the leproduction of the 
subject-matte] of the invention be possible. 
(6) If the patent application refers to two or mOle inventions and the unity of the 
invention is observed, an individual claim for each individual invention shall be drawn 
up. 
7) Any independent claim may be followed by a reasonable number of dependent 
claims which should refer thereto and should develop or explain the technical features 
already stated in the independent claim or in the embodiment of the subject-matter of 
the invention, provided that the unity of the invention be observed .. 
8) If the patent application contains drawings, all the technical features mentioned 
in a claim shall be attended by the given reference signs put between parentheses. 
9) The claims shall not contain drawings or graphs, program lines, sub-routines 
or computer programs. The claims may contain tables, chemical or mathematical 
formulae which are essential for the definition of the novelty of the invention. 
Rule 16 -Drawings of the Invention 
(1) The drawings are necessary in so far as they contribute to the understanding 
of the invention and of the elements of novelty thereof. The drawings shall contain 
reference signs (numbers and! or letters) which should indicate the component elements, 
corresponding to their presentation in the embodiment of the invention. 
(2) The sheet containing the drawings shall not exceed A4 form, or A3 
exceptionally, and it may be made of tracing paper,white cardboard or any other support, IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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provided that the drawing should have the required cOlltIast to allow the reproduction 
by the electro-statical methods. 
The sheets shall not have frames or any other lines for marking the limits of the 
drawings. 
The minimum margins of the sheets shall be of 2.5 cm on all sides. 
(3) The sketches and diagrams are considered drawings. The tables are not 
considered drawings. 
(4) The drawings shall not contain texts, except for one word or more isolated 
words -when this is absolutely necessary -such as "water", "steam", "open","closed a.s.o.­
and for the sketches and diagrams illustrating the steps of a process, some key words, 
absolutely necessalY for the understanding thereof. Any word used shall be placed in the 
drawing so that to permit its replacement without covering any line of the drawings. 
(5) The reference signs which are mentioned in the description shall appear on 
the drawings and reversely. 
(6) The reference signs of the same elements should be identical in the 
description, claims and drawings. 
Rule 17 • Requirements Concerning the Form of 
the Patent Application 
(1) The application, description, claims and drawings are drawn up on separate 
sheets, A4 format,and they are filed with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks in three copies. 
(2) All the sheets of the patent application shall be drawn up only on one side so 
that they could be separated with a view to reproducing them. 
(3) All the sheets are numbered with Arabic numbers in the increasing order. 
(4) The description and claims shall be typed at a spacing of 1 and % -2 lines. 
(5) Elasures, corrections, words written above or inserted lines are not allowed 
If there are any, the applicant shall sign on the original at the place/places where the 
modifications were made. 
(6) Each page of the description form of the original copy shall be signed by the 
applicant. 
(7) It is indicated to use terms, signs and technical symbols which are generally 
accepted in that special field. 
(8) The units of measurement for weights, temperatures, densities a.s.o shall be 
expressed in the international system of units, even if in the description measurement 
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(9) For the indications concerning the heat, energy, light, sound and magnetism, 
as well as for the mathematical formulas and electrical units, the international norms 
shall be obselVed; for the chemical formulas, the symbols,atomic weights and molecular 
formulas of general use shall be employed. 
(10) The terms and the signs from the patent application shall be uniformly used 
throughout thereof. 
(11) The following cannot form part of the patent application filing and will be 
returned to the applicant: the product made according to the invention, models, 
manufacturing plOjects concerning the invention a.s.o. 
(12) The patent application shall not contain : 
(a) expressions or drawings contralY to the public morality and order; 
(b) statements dispariging the products, methods or plOcesses, merits 01' validity 
of the applications or patents for invention belonging to any othel person than the 
applicant; the mere comparison with the prior art shall not be considered as dispariging 
per se. 
lf the description still contains prohibited matter within the meaning of the 
aforementioned, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks shall omit it when 
publishing the text. 
Rule 18 -Other Documents Attached to the Patent Application not 
Conditioning the Date of Filing 
A. Abstract of the Invention 
(1) The abstract shall indicate the technical field to which the invention pertains 
and shall be drafted in a way which allows the clear understanding of the technical 
problem, the gist of the solution of that problem solved by the invention, as well as the 
main field of use of the invention. 
(2) The abstract is exclusively intended to constitute an efficient instrument for 
the selection of the technical information for the specialists,in order to make it possible 
to assess whether there is a need for consulting the description of the invention and 
drawings published in extenso. 
(3) The abstract of the invention attached to the patent application shall not be 
taken into consideration for any other purpose, such as for assessing the scope of the 
protection. 
(4) Finally, the drawings, or the chemical formulas which are desired to be 
published together with the abstract shall be specified; the abstract shall also contain the IP/NIlIROM/P/2 
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reference signs corresponding to the elements of novelty existing in the drawings, placed 
between parentheses. 
(5) The abstract shall not contain more than one hundred and fifty words. 
B. Power of Attorney 
For a patent application filed by an authorized representative, it is necessary that 
a power of attorney under private signature be filed together with the application or 
within three months from the filing date; otherwise, the applicant will be notified that, 
in default of the power of attorney, the application is considered abandoned and it is 
rejected. 
C. Priority Document 
(1) Where one or more conventional priorities are claimed in the patent 
application according to Article 20 or Article 21 of the Law, one or more priority 
documents shall be filed up to three months from the regular filing date, according to 
Article 22 of the Law. 
If the priority documents are not submitted within the aforementioned time 
limit,this leads to disregarding the claimed priority. 
(2) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarrks may ask the applicant to 
submit a corresponding translation into Romanian of the priority certificate if this is 
necessalY in view of recognizing the claimed priority. 
(3) The priority document according to Article 20 of the Law shall contain a 
certificate issued by the authoriity which made the first filing,stating the country where 
the filing was performed,date and number of the filing, the identification data of the 
applicant and the title of the invention. The certificate will be accompanied by a copy of 
the first filing. 
The pliority document may contain the filing of a patent application,of a utility 
model or of a demand for granting the breeder's right in the case of a plant variety or 
animal breed. 
( 4) Claiming the priority according to Article 21 of the Law shall be justified by 
the guarantee certificate which shall contain : 
-name and address of the authority which organized the exhibition where the 
invention was displayed; 
-name of the exhibition,address and closing date; IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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-surname, first name and address of a natural person or the premises of a 
legal person who deposited the object in the exhibition; 
-date when the public exhibiting was performed ; 
-number and date of the guarantee certificate; 
-a copy of the description of the exhibited object, certified by the administration 
of the exhibition indicating that the object displayed is identical with the one described, 
and a translation in Romanian of this description. 
(5) According to Article 47 of the Law, the priority claiming is subject to a fee 
which shall be paid within three months from the filing date. 
If more priorities are claimed in the application, the legally established fee shall 
be paid for each priority. 
Failure to pay the fees within the provided time limit will lead to disregarding 
the claimed priorities. 
(6) Where one or more priorities are claimed for a patent application, the priority 
may be recognized only for those elements contained in the application for the earliest 
filing or in the subsequent applications claimed,provided that the unity of the invention 
should be obselved. 
(7) If some elements of the invention for which priority was claimed are not to 
be found in any claims formulated in the earliest application, the priority may be 
recognized if these elements obviously result from the whole prior application. 
(8) The priority claiming will be published by The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks according to the provisions of Article 23 of the Law. 
(9) Several priorities of some earlier applications filed in various countries may 
be claimed for a patent application. 
(10) If for a patent application several priorities are claimed, the time limits from 
which the priority date starts are calculated taking into account the earliest date of 
pliority. 
(11) It is not allowed to claim several priorities in cascade. 
(12) Where one or more priorities are claimed and The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks asked for the translation of the priority certificate, the 
applicant or his successor in title shall indicate the texts in the description, claims and, 
if appropriate, the drawing or drawings corresponding to each priority document. 
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(1) Where the applicant of a patent application claims a priority right belonging 
to another person, in order to have the priority recognized, it is necessary to file with 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks an authodzation flom the assignel, 
proving that the applicant was assigned the right to claim priority of the earliest filing. 
(2) The authorization shall be filed within maximum 3 months from the date of 
priority claiming; otherwise, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks does not 
recognize the claimed priority. 
E. Document Certifying the Deposit of a Micro-organism 
(1) If the patent application relates to a micro-organism,in compliance with the 
provisions of Al tide 18, para 2 of the Law, it is necessalY to file with The State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks a document certifying the deposit of the micro-organism 
with a national depositary institution designated by the government or with an 
international depositaIY authority. 
The document stating that the micro-organism deposit was formed in an officially 
recognized national or international collection, where the grant of a patent is requested 
for a new micro-organism, shall compulsorily contain the following: 
-denomination and address of the officially recognized national and international 
collection where the micro-organism was deposited; 
-date (year, month, day) of the micro-organism filing with the officially 
recognized national and international collection; 
-micro-organism denomination; 
-number of the micro-organism deposit; 
-morphological, taxonomic and biochemical characteristics of the deposited 
micro-organism. 
(2) The document mentioned in the aforementioned paragraph shall state that the 
micro-organism was deposited with a depositary institution on an earlier date than the 
patent application filing date with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(3) The document provided for in paragraph 1 shall be filed with The State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks up to the moment of taking a decision; otherwise, the 
application is considered abandoned and it is rejected. 
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(1) If the inventors were not declared in the application, the applicant has the 
obligation to declare them by the 15-th month from the regular filing date or from the 
claimed priority date; for the patent applications provided for in Article 44, paJ as 2 and 
3 of the Law, the declaration of the inventols shall be carried out up to the publication 
or to taking a decision by The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. 
(2) Whele the applicant does not answer to the notification made by The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks concerning the declaration of the inventors within 
Ihe lillle lil1lits 11lC'lIliollC'd ahovc, Ihe pall' 11 I applicatioll is ('ollsidcled ahaJldolled alld it 
is lcjccted. 
(3) The declaration of inventors is done on the applicant's responsibility. 
The litigations occurring between the applicant and the inventors with regard to 
the declaration thereof, come within the jurisdiction of the court, according to Article 
61 of the Law. 
The final decisions of the court are filed with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks by the party concerned, with a view to bringing them into force. 
(4) The inventor or inventors declared by the applicants may ask in writing with 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks that they should not be mentioned in 
the published patent application, or in the patent for invention. 
(5) Where the applicant requires the modification of the group of inventors,he 
shall file with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks a legalized declaration 
stating that the persons initially mentioned as inventors in the application agree with:(a) 
exclusion of one or more of them; 
(b) including other persons, the order in which they will be written in the patent 
for invention, the proof of the agreement of the included inventors, as well as their 
accord for the assignment of the rights to the applicant. 
The declaration shall be filed with The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks up to taking a decision for the grant of a patent for invention; othelwise, 
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will not take into account the applicant's 
request to change the group of inventors. 
G. Document for Transfer of the Right to be Granted a Patent of 
Invention 
(1) If the inventor or the inventors assigned the right to be granted a patent for 
invention to a natural or legal person prior to filing the patent application,the applicant 
shall file with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks the document stating this 
transfer. 
(2) Where from the documentation of the patent application it does not follow 
that the applicant is entitled to be granted a patent for invention, The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks may request him to produce the document stating his right 
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(3) The document shall be filed in the original or in legalized copy,within 6 
months from the date when the substantive examination was requested; othelwise, the 
patent application is considered abandoned and it is rejected. 
(4) If the right to have a patent for invention issued was transferred after the 
regular filing, the transfer document shall be filed as provided in paragraph 2 until a 
decision is taken by The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks; othelwise, the 
patent for invention is issued in the patent applicant's name. 
SECTION 5 
International Applications Filed by the Procedure of the 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 
Rule 19 -The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks -Receiving Office 
(1) With a view to patenting inventions in other states by the procedure provided 
for by the Pcf, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks acts as a receiving office 
for the international applications whose applicants are nationals of Romania, nationals 
of other states having their permanent domicile in Romania or Romanian and foreign 
legal persons having their registered office in Romania, in compliance with the provisions 
of the PCf and of the PCf Regulations. 
(2) The international application is drawn up by the applicant in 3 copies, and 
shall meet the provisions of the PCf and PCT Regulations.The standardized form of the 
application is elaborated by the International Bureau of World Intellectual Propelty 
Organization (WIPO) and shall be filled in by the applicant by typing or by computer 
print-out in one of the languages: French, English,German or Russian. The description, 
claims and abstract shall be drafted in one of these languages, namely that chosen by the 
applicant. 
(3) The Office ascertains if the international application documents meet the 
provisions of the PCf or PCf Regulations. 
(4) In the international application, the applicant shall declare the inventors,shall 
indicate the designated states where he wants the protection of his invention and shall 
claim the priority dates of the earliest filing if appropriate. 
(5) The international application shall be signed by the applicant or the authorized 
representative thereof; if the applicant will be represented by an authorized 
representative, the international application shall compulsorily contain the identification 
data of the representative. IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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(6) When the priority of one or more filings is claimed in the international 
application, the respective priority document or documents shall be filed with The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks at the same time with the application,or 
subsequently sent by the applicant to the International Bureau of WIPO, within 16 
months from the priority date of the patent application. 
(7) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks checks if the international 
application is correctly drawn up, in compliance with the provisions of the PCT or Pc[ 
Regulations and notifies the applicant to make the required corrections within one 
month. If the applicant does not answer to the notification,The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks considers the application abandoned and plOceeds to the 
rejection thereof. The decision of estimating the corrections, as an ascertainment of the 
lack thereof, shall be taken as against the carrying out a reasonable international 
publication. 
(8) Where the international application meets all the provisionns of the per 01 
Pc[ Regulations, it will be recorded in The Register of Filed International Applications 
and The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will accord the international filing 
date. 
(9) The applicant of an international application is obliged to pay the fees in the 
currency established by the PCT Applicant's Guide. 
(10) The document stating the payment of the fees regarding the international 
application shall be filed with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks either at 
the time of the international application filing or, at the latest, on a date on which The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks could observe the time limits provided for 
by the PCf and PCf Regulations for receiving the fees indicated in the PCf Applicant's 
Guide with the International Bureau of WIPO, International Searching Authority Ol 
International PreliminalY Examining Authority. 
If The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks does not receive the 
documents stating the payment of the fees provided for by the PCf procedure, it 
considers the international application as abandoned and suspends the procedure of 
handling thereof as an international application. 
(11) The applicant together with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks 
decide on which international authority to carry out the procedures provided for in the 
PCT and PCf Regulations for the international application. 
(12) The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks as a receiving office 
transmits the international application to the International Bureau of WIPO and to the 
International Search Authority at the latest in the 12-th month from the international 
application date,or the 13-th if a priority is claimed. 
Rule 20 -The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks -
Designated Office IP/NIlIROM/P/2 
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(1) Where in the international application of a foreign applicant, Romania is 
designated as the state where the protection of the applicant's invention is claimed, the 
applicant, through a replesentative authorized in Romania,will open in Romania the 
national stage of dealing with the international application,within 20 months from the 
international application priority date. 
(2) Opening of the national stage is performed by filing with The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks the form in which it is requested to open the national stage, 
accompanied by a copy of the international application, the translation into Romanian 
of the international application, meaning by this the description, claims, drawings, 
abstract of the invention and the document stating the payment of the national fees.The 
form for opening the national stage is published in the PCf Applicant's Guide. 
(3) The patent application filing date will be the date of the international 
application and this date will be recorded in the National Registel of Filed Patent 
Applications, according to Article 11.3 of the PCT. 
(4) The national stage being opened,the international application will be subject 
to the procedures provided for by the national law with regal d to the patent for 
inventions and by these Regulations. 
(5) WhereThe State Office for Inventions and Trademarks ascertains the lack of 
the documents or notifications provided by the PCI' and PCT Regulations (a copy of 
the international application, a notification stating Romania as a designated state, a 
notification concerning the filing of the priority documents with the International Bureau 
of WIPO, the notification concerning the Searching or the Preliminary Examining 
Authorities, the search report, the preliminary examination report if the applicant has 
chosen this procedure,etc), The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will inform 
the International Bureau about this and will request that the international application 
documentation should be completed. 
(6) For opening the national stage, The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks as a designated office shall not demand other requirements of form or 
content for an international application than the ones provided by the PCT or PCf 
Regulations. 
(7) FOl the international application which stalted the national stage,the applicant 
shall furnish to The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks the translation, the 
claims as amended after the performance of the international search report,as well as the 
translation of the invention title, if the title was modified by the International Searching 
Authority. 
In this situation, the amendments of the claims shall not go beyond the limits of 
the invention disclosed in the international application as filed with the receiving office. 
(8) When the applicant does not furnish the translation of the claims as filed and 
as amended, pursuant to the provisions of PCT,The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks invites the applicant to send the translation within 90 days, according to 
Rule 49.5 c -bis of the PCT Regulations corroborated with Article 29 of the Law. If 
within the time limit fixed in the invitation the missing translation is not furnished,The IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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State Office for Inventions and Trademarks considers the application abandoned and 
rejects it. 
(9) The description and the claims of the international application for which the 
national stage was opened in Romania, translated into Romanian shall be published 
within 6 months from the date when the national stage was opened, if a pI iOl ity was 
claimed, or within 18 months from the date when the national stage opened, pUlsuant 
to the provisions of Article 23 of the Law and of Rule 25 of these Regulations. 
(10) The temporary protection provided by Article 35 of the Law starts, for the 
international applications, after the publication provided for in paragraph (9) above. 
Rule 21 -The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks -
Elected Office 
(1) With a view to starting the national treatment of an international application, 
pursuant to Article 39 of the PCT, the applicant shall furnish, within 30 months from the 
international application priority date, when he also avails himself of an international 
preliminary examination report, the translation into Romanian of the international 
application, national fees and a copy of the international application, if the 
communication according to Article 20 of the PCI' was not performed, as well as the 
printed form according to paragraph (2) of Rule 20 of these Regulations. 
(2) Where an international preliminary examination report was established, the 
translation of amendments carried out by virtue of Article 19 of the PCT is required 
only if these amendments are attached to the report. 
(3) If the applicant, in the conditions stipulated by the Pcf, withdraws the 
demand for the international preliminaIy examination, 01 the election of The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks, this is not considered an withdrawal of the 
international application if Romania still remains a designated state. 
Rule 22 -Treating the International Applications Revised by The State 
for Inventions and Trademarks as a Designated Office 
Where a receiving office refused to accord an international filing date, or declared 
that the international application was considered withdrawn or where the International 
Bureau of WIPO considers it withdrawn since the original copy was not received,The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks will treat that international application as 
a national application, if the applicant meets the provisions of Articles 14 and 16 of the 
Law, for filing thereof with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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CHAPTER 11 
Examination of the Patent Applications 
SECTION 1 
Preliminary Examination 
Rule 23 -Analysing the Regular National Filing 
(1) Aftel constituting the legular national filing plllsuant to Alticle 14 ,palaglaph 
1 of the Law, the patent applications are subject to a preliminary analysis which shall 
state: 
a) if the applicant is entitled to be granted the patent where he is another person 
than the inventor or the inventors; 
b) the right of the authorized representative to represent the applicant before The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks; 
c) if the inventors are declared; 
d) if the conventional priority is correctly claimed and supported by the priority 
documents filed with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks; 
e) if the payment of the fees corresponds with the procedures requested in the 
patent application; 
f) the fulfilment of the conditions of form of the patent application; 
g) the fulfilment of the conditions prescribed for drawing up the description, 
claims and dlawings; 
h) the fulfilment of the conditions prescribed for other documents or acts which 
are attached to the patent application; 
I) if the patent application containing a group of inventions meets at first sight 
the unity of the invention. 
(2) If, following the analysis of the patent application filing and of the documents 
attached, The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks ascertains irregularities 
concerning the fulfilment of the provisions of the Law and of these Rregulations, they 
shall be notified to the applicant who will be given a time limit to prepare the answer. 
(3) No procedure concerning the patent application filed with The State Office 
for Inventions and TI ademarks will start if the requested documents and the proof of 
payment of fees were not furnished within the time limits provided by the Law and these 
Regulations. Rule 24 -Classification of the Patent Applications IP/NIlIROM/PI2 
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The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks classifies the patent application 
according to the claims and the subject-matter of the invention, within 30 days from the 
1 egular filing date, by using the international patent classification (the edition ill fO! ce) 
and the classification indices of the invention are written on each patent application. 
SECTION 2 
Publication of the Patent Application 
Rule 25 -Publication Conditions 
(1) The patent application for which the regular national filing was constituted, 
fees were paid and The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks took no decision is 
published within the time limit provided for in Article 23 or 24 of the Law, as the case 
may be. 
(2) The time limit for furnishing the document stating the payment of the 
publication fee is of three months from the filing,for the applications claiming a 
priority, or of 6 months for the other patent applications. 
The patent application publication fee is not paid in the case of the patent 
applications for which the substantive examination was demanded at the time of the 
filing, or for those demanding the urgent examination up to the sixth month from the 
regular filing date; for these procedures, the other corresponding legal fees shall be paid. 
(3) Where the patent application publication plOcedure was not explicitly 
demanded,the payment of the publication fee represents the applicant's consent for this 
procedure to be carried out. 
(4) If within the time limit provided for at paragraph (2)the publication fee is not 
paid and the applicant did not request the substantive examination of the patent 
application, the application is considered abandoned and it is rejected. 
(5) If the applicant paid the examination fee between the 4-th through the 6-th 
months from the regular filing date, without paying the publication fee, this shall be 
notified to the applicant, stating precisely that The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks does not proceed to the substantive examination, the applicant being given 
a new time limit of 30 days,within which he could choose one of the following versions: IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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a) to pay the publication fee; 
b) to communicate his accOld concerning the amount of the publication fee taken 
by The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks from the examination fee paid, 
having the obligation to complete the examination fee with a view to carrying out the 
su bstantive examination; 
c) to pay the fee for maintaining the patent application in the confidential regime. 
(6) If within the time limit given by The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks according to paragraph (5), the applicant does not act as per any of the 
versions a), b) or c), the patent application is considered abandoned and it is rejected 
and the examination fees are refunded to the applicant. 
(7) The following patent applications will not be published: 
a) the patent application rejected or withdrawn within the time limit flom the 
legular filing date up to the 15-th month; 
b) the patent application for which the applicant requested the examination at the 
time of the patent application filing or within 3 months from the regular filing date,paid 
the examination fees and The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks took the 
decision to grant a patent of invention; 
c) the patent application for which the urgent examination was requested up to 
the 6-th month from the regular filing date; 
d) the patent application complying with the provisions of Article 44, paragraphs 
2 and 3 of the Law, and for which the legal fee for maintaining the secret status was 
paid for the first year from the filing date. 
(8) If, after the preliminary examination, The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks ascertains that the patent application is obviously lacking unity, it notifies 
this to the applicant giving him a time limit of up to 60 days for dividing thereof prior 
to the publication. 
If the applicant fails to make the division up to this date, the patent application 
is published in the form lacking the unity. 
(9) If up to the 15-th month from the regular filing date, after the preliminalY 
examination, the applicant files amendments and completions to the descliption, claims 
or drawings with the view to the publication, the applicant shall either send to The State 
Office for Inventions and Trademarks the retyped pages including the amendments or 
completions or reformulate the whole documentattion which is to be pulished. 
Rule 26 -Date of Publication 
(1) The patent application publication is made by depositing thereof in the 
reading room of The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, or by printing the 
description, claims and drawings of the invention. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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(2) The patent application as published contains a part edited by The State Office 
for Inventions and Trademarks, containing the reference data of the patent for invention 
and the abstract accepted by the applicant, and a part containing the description,claims 
and,as the case may be, the illustrative drawings dlawn up by the applicant accolding to 
the provisions of these Regulations. 
(3) If the applicant brought amendments 01 completions to the description up to 
the 16-th month from the regular filing date,and the substantive examinations was not 
demanded, the amendments and the completions are published at the same time with 
the patent application. 
(4) The publication fees for the applications provided for in Article 44, paragraphs 
2 and 3 of the Law shall be paid by the applicant or his successor in title within three 
months of the date on which their secret status was discontinued; The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks publishes the patent application within two months after the 
fee is paid. 
(5) The patent applications published in the conditions pursuant to Article 23 of 
the Law shall temporarily benefit from the protection provided by Article 35 of the Law 
from the date when the regular filing was constituted. 
The scope of the temporary protection given under the provisions of Article 35 
of the Law is determined only by the contents of the claims as they were published in 
the patent application. 
(6) If by the decision of the court it is ascertained that the inventor is another 
person than the one written in the patent application published, The State Office for 
Inventions and Trademarks executes the decision and publishes the modification. 
Rule 27 -Search Report 
(1) Upon request by the applicant, The State Office for Inventions and 
Trademarks draws up a search report of the patent application based on the claims, 
description and drawings, if the following requirements are met cumulatively: 
a) a regular filing date was given; 
b) the fees for the publication and drawing up the search report have been paid; 
c) the patent application has not been withdrawn or rejected. 
(2) The patent application search report is published. 
(3) The search report contains documentmy materials selected from the prior 
art,materials available with The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks at that date. 
To assist in the elaboration of the search report, the applicant may file with The 
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks public documentary material ava IP/NIlIROM/PI2 
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seardm report ITJ111 onlleJr to caJrny O1l.d the seaJrch repmt,The State ounce fm ITJ111VeHlltnolms amI 
Tmdemarlks does J1110t cOllllfiJ111e itself to the materiaRs haJ111smiUed by the applicant 
(4) lflbe seaJrclhl report fee may be paid UIp to the 9-th lmoJ111th from the JregllJl~ar 
fj~rrlmg date,rrJl1\ whnclhl case the repmt shallll be PllJlbllnshed together wntlhl the appRncatROJl1\; for 
the patellllt appRicaltioltlls whose fees are paid betweellll the 9-th and the 18-th months, the 
search report slhlaH be p1UlbHshed s1Ulbsequelllltly to tlhle pubHcatnon of tlhle appfiicatioJ111. 
(5) The State Office fm Kmwentnons aJIlld Tmdemarlks refunds the search report fee 
to the applkaJ111t aJIlld does JIllot accomplish the report llJ111 respect of the llJIllVelllltnons 
plfOvided for by Artklles 12, 13 or 18 of the Law. 
(6) Where the pateJIllt appliicatioJ111 is JIllot JP1UlbHslhled p1UlIrsmmt to Artide 23 m Artide 
44 pamgraplhls 2 and 3 of the lLaw aJ111d the fee was paid fOJr the se an-ch repmt, thns fee 
shall~ be Jrefll.llJl1\ded to Hne appllnc(ltJl1\t, m, wnth hns cOJl1\seJl1\1t, the dllJle fee shaH be han]sfened 
for ot~lleTI" jpJrocedm·cs. 
(7) The seatJrclhl feport qll.llotes due plUlbRk docll.llmeJ111ts horn the PfTIor aft wlffindn may 
be talkeml TIlrnto accOIJ.mt to assess the JIllovdty of the llHllVenHolol l\ltll cOJ111J111ecttnon wnth the d(ltliwlS 
they refer to, lllDldnc{!ntllJIllg, if JIllif~cessany, the pertRJIlleJ111t parts of the docllJlment rdened to. 
(8) Tlme se;amch report shaH COJIlltallllll the interlmational\ pateJIllt dassificatioJ111 iJ111dnces 
for the seardmedl fiddl or fidds. 
(9) H, (hnllJIllg the plfOcess of peifOrmllJIllg the search report, tbe patent appllicatlloJ111 
lis ascertanJ111ed to contahll two or more nllllVeJIlltnOJIlls, therefore it does JIllot meet tfule lIJIJ111nty of 
Hne iJIllVelDltnOJIll requllremell1lt, acconlliJIllg to Artide 19, paJratgrapb 1 of the law ami The 
State Office fm linveJIlltnoll1ls aJIlld Trademarlks faBed to notify the appllkaJIllt abo1Ult thlls after 
the ll1latlloJIllal reg1Ullar fiHJIllg was COJIllstnt1Ultted, the llaclk of llllJIllity of the iJIllveJIlltlloJIll shaH be 
JIllotified wheJIll f01l.llJIlld OUIt, requirllJIllg from the appHcaJIllt 
a) the additnoJIllall paymeJIllt for carryiJIllg OUIt the search repmt for the other 
inventions too, 
lb) to nJ111dkate that ill1lvelI1ltnolI1l or gr01l.11p of illllVeJIlltnolillS ilI1l the fillilI1lg for which the 
search report may be canned mllt according to tlhle paid fee. 
U, wRthnlDl the time limit gnveJIll by Tlhle State Office for ITJIllveJl1tnons aJIlld Trademarlks, 
tlhle app~kffillfit faJilledl to pay the dllJle fee and to iJIlldlicate the sdectedl finvellntllon, the search 
repoJrt wllH be performed fm tlhle first inveJIlltioJIll or daimedl 1Ulnitary gJr01UllP of invelI1ltions. 
10) 11Re se;allrch report is haJIllsmnUed to the ajpjpllicant together wWhl copies of the 
cited dlOCllllmeJIllts cOJIlltanniJIllg llllp to 20 pages. UpOJIll req1Ulest, the ClppllncaJIllt is transmitted, 
aganmlst jpaymeJ111t, otlhler copnes of 1tlhle docllJlmen1ts qllllotedl nJIll the report. 
n) The pllllbliicatnoJIll date of the repmt is the jp1UllbHcatioJIll dlate in the Officia] 
lRllllllnetiJIll of ITJIlldustrnall Property where theJre are preseJIllted the pateJIllt appllkations for 
which The State Office for ITJIllveJIlltnoJIlls and Trademilllrlks canned OUIt a search report 
12) After the pllllbHcatioJIll of the pateJIllt appRkatnoJ111 aJIlldl of the seaJrch report, the 
appllkalI1lt may ask to ameJIlld the daims. These ameJIlldmeJIllts aJre JOilled wHh The State 
Office for liJIllvelI1ltnOJIllS aJIlld TJrademarlks aJIlldl shaH be anllaysed dllllrnJIllg the sllllbstaJ111tnve 
examnJIllatnoJIll if sllllch examiJIllation was demaJIllded accordnll1lg 11:0 Artide 26 of the Law. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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1) The lPwcedlme fOlf the s1Ullbstallflltllve examnlfllatnolfll of a patelfll~ appllkatnolfll starts 
whelfll Olflle of the follllownlfllg cOlflldlitnoJtl.s are met 
a) tlhle eX2tlnDllllfll2ltnolfll was demalflldled ilfll wll"ntnJIllg wWrnnlm 30 mOlfllths fwm the regllllllalf 
fillHJIllg date 2llDld the eX2lmnnllatnolfll fee was pand wWhtnnll 3 momths fwm tllne demalflld fOlf tllne 
examnnllatnolfll; 
lb) the documenllt statllnllg the paymelfllt of tllne examiJtl.atnonll fee was filled wRtlhl 'J'llne 
State Office fOlf lilfllvelflltnOnllS alflld Tmdemalfks witllnilfll 30 mOJfll1ths fwm the reguhn filbilmg 
date. 
2) The time Hmlit of 18 mOnllths fOlf perfOlfmilDlg the sulbstanlltllve examilfllatiolDl of the 
patelDllt appHc2lHolD\ accordilDlg to All"tide 29 paragraplhl 1 of tlhle lLaw stall"ts bom tlhle date 
of fuUllUllnllg Olflle of the rrequirremelDlts pwvided fOlf ilDl parragraph 11 a) Oll" lb) of this Rune. 
3) DepelDldlnlfllg Olfll the momelfllt wlhlelfll the sulbstalflltllve examJinllatnonll of the patelDlt was 
demalDldledl? Tlhle State Office fOlf lilDlvelDltllom; alDld TradelllD\arlks win prroceed as follows: 
a) if t11e demamd fOlf the examilDlatnOlTh was made at tlhle time of fillilDlg the patelfllt 
appHcatnonll or withinll tlhlll"ee mOlDltlhts bom tlhle ll"egular fihlDlg date alDldl the fee was paid 
withilDl this time Hmit? tlhle ]patenllt appllicatiolDl ns nllot pulbHslhtedl anlld The State Office fOlf 
lilDlvelDltnolDls alDldl TJrademall"lks win take a decnsnonll withilDl 18 mOnllths fwm the ll"egulall" fiHlfllg 
date; whelDl the examnlDlationll fee is lDlOt paid within thll"ee mOnllths from the ll"egunall" fRHlfAg 
date, the appHcatiolTh win foHow the pulbHcatiolTh prrocedme, pmS1UlalTht to Alftide 23 of the 
JLaw; 
lb) if the demalThdl for the examnlThatllolTh was made lbetweenll the 4-th alDldl the 30c·th 
mOlfllths bom the lfegullar fiHnllg date alThd the examJinllatnolTh alDldl p1UllbHcatiolDl fees have lbeelTh 
pandl? the patenllt appllicationll win be examnnlledl wnthinll 18 mOnllths of the date Onll whkllm the 
examnnllatiolfll was dlemalflldledl? amll tlhle appKicatnolfll follllows the p1UlbHcationll pwcedme 
pwvidedl forr lllfll Artide 23 of tlhle JLaw; 
c) if nle mgelfllt examilfllatiolfll is dlemanlldled atlllldl the cOHespomllilfllg fee has lbeelfll 
paid, The State Office for lilfllvelflltnolflls alflld Trradlemarlks shalill examhlle the paltelfllt 
appllicatiolfll wnthJilfll r6 mOlfllths fwm tlhle fillilfllg dlate of the dlocumeJ[i.1 statilDlg the paymelDlt of 
the mgelfllt examnlDlatnolfll fee; the patelfllt applka\tllollllp1UlbllkatllolDl win be cOlflldlntnolflledl by t11e 
date Olfll wlblich the mgelfllt examnlfllatnolDl was demalDldedl, n-mmdy if this is pedormedl ulP to 
the 15-th mOlDlth from the reguliar fiHlThg date? tIme patelfllt appHcationll shaH lDlot be 
pubnnslhled amdl aftell" this mO[Jl1lb! lit shaH foHow 1lhle p1Ul1bHca1lio[Jl pJrOcedure accolfdlinllg 10 
Artnde 23 of the JLaw. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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4) ][f, after nle p\Ulbllkatnonn, annother persolDl dlemamldls the s\Ulbstanntllve examnmlatiolDI, 
this fact slhlallll be nnotllfiedl to the appllkalDlt. 
5) U the patelITlt appHcatnonn ns wnthdirawlITl afteJr the examnlITlationn pmcedlllue started, 
the examnJll1atnoJll1 fees shalln JIl10t be refulllded. 
6) The State Office for KlllvelllntiolITls alITldl Trademarlks cannes (mt the ~mbstannltive 
examilITlatnolITl of tfule patennt appRkaHonns bom each fiddl ,inn the order of the regll.dar fifiinng 
date annd of the fullfillmennt of the pmvisnom; of these IR.eg\UlllatnolITls. 
11) Time (dln~;dlos\\j\lre of ltlble ilJmVelmtilolDl lilDl time dlesclrillptilolOl,dianmnls amll dlJrawilmlgs slrnalll\ 
JlltllCd Une H~q\\u\\ilr«~\lI[l\el!llaS of Alf1tnde 18 of time JLaw. 
2) l[f Tlhle Sta\te Office for ITnnvenntnonns altlldi Tradlemariks finnds O\Ult that the nmM~ID\tnOlfi\ 
llS nnot s\Ulffidelll\tlly dnsdosedl,thns shallll be nnotnjJjied to \tIme appHcant 
3) Where \the appllkannt, OlITl his own nnnitiative, or a\t the req\Ulest of The Sltate 
Office for ITltllvenntions amll Trademarks, brings amenndmennts to \tlble description, drawiltllgs 
or danms, \these amendments slhlaH observe tlhle pmVRSllOltllS of Article 28, paragraplhl 3 of 
tlhle lLaw. 
4) The ameltlldmeltllts or complietioltlls bm\UlgJh.t by the appllicannt win be accepted by 
Tfule S\tate Office for Kltllvennltlloltlls annd Trademarks if : 
a) \they refer to demelfi\ts exnstnnng inn \the descrnpHonn annd drawinngs nnn the originnall 
fifiinng annd coml1tann spedficationns annd expllanna\tnonns connceminng thereof; 
Ib) they refer \to \the conn\tennt of the daims, lb\Ult are based onn the demenn\ts exnstllnng 
nml the descriptnonn annd drawllnngs of the orngnnall fiHnng; 
c) tfuley JrefeJr to the dJrawinngs, 1tmt are basedl Ollll tfule ellemennts eXlistnnng iliA tfule 
descrnptllO]lll; 
d) they are nnot oonntallnned inn tlhe orignnnall fiRinng, lb\Ult are not the object of \the new 
dianms, or tlhley do no\t nnntmd\Ulce nnew eliemelITlts nlITl tlhle originnan dianms, tlhleir p\Ulrpose bennng 
to permilt a good \Ulnnderstanndinng of tlhle nnnvenntnonn or to exteIDld tlhle appHcabmty of the 
nlfi\vemtnonn. 
5) H the ame]Dldmennts or complletllonns bm\Ulgltnt by tllile appHcalfi\t alfif~ j010t accepted, 
The State Office for ITlIllVenntnOlITt§ annd Tradiemarks shallll lDlotify tlhle appHcannt and shanll 
pJl'Oceed to tlhle patennt appHcationn examnnnatlloIDl taknIDlg nnnto aCCO\Ulnnt tlhle pmvnsnonns of 
Artndie 10 of the lLaw and IR.\Ullie 32 C of these Reg\Ul]ationns. 
6) Kf the amelITldmeIDlts or the complletiolfi\s bm\UlgJh.t by the appllicant are accepted, 
lf1me State Office for ITnvenntions lll.nnd Trademarks shaH 1I1lOtify the applicant aIDld shaH ask 
him to remake the pages of the descriptionn or drawilITlgs con\tanninng the amendmemlts or 
complietions. IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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1) ll]~iE jpJrnolr 2ln-1l 1UJsedl fm com]p21Jrnsollll wJidn l1lli\iE liml'ViElm1lioltll iJtn mdlen-110 eSll21Mnsftil Hae 
Jl1loveJl1ly llllneIreof cOJl1lll21nm; llllne lkllllowliedlge 2lvaillalblle 110 llllne jp1l.llibllic 2lllllywllnere llJl1l llllile wmlldl 
priOIr 110 llllne dlate of l1llne reg1l.lllar fiHllllg 0Ir recogllllnzedl priority? providled l1llnmt tllne dlal1e of 
malldllllg ill avaHaMe 110 l1llne p1l.lllbHc Ibe idlenl1ifialble. 
2) The jpal1elllll1 appllical1nons p1l.lllbHsllned illll compHance wnl1h Arl1ides 23 aJl1ldl 24 of l1he 
lL21W ibeJloIDlg 110 llhe prim art 
3) H allll 2lppHc21l1noJl1l is willhdrawllll? aib21Jl1ldloJl1led or n-ejec1led prnor 110 ills p1l.llIbliical1noJl1l? 
lill is lmol1 COlDlsidlen-edl 110 ibeJloJl1lg 110 llllne pn-nm art 
1) TlhltC ~;ll;al~e omce [01[ ][lfilvelfllillioliilS aml\ TIr:ill~l\elnrmlrlks d\oes 1nl 011 It:illlke lill))110 
COlfllsilderallilolm ltlble riiJisdloslUllre IDDI21dle wnll]~nn 11.2 mOlmftllil§ preceedllimlg l1lhle d21lle of ltlhte ]p21llemlll 
2l]ppHC21l1liollll fliTIJim18, or 111hle recognnzedl pn-nori1ly dl21lle if llhns dllisdosme: 
21) is made Iby l1llne nJl1lveJl1ll1or or llnns s1l.llccessor llnn l1nl1lle; 
!b) is madle !by a l1llnnrd parity andll1llne invenl10r or llnns s1l.llccessor in mne sendl a wrnUeJIll 
cOJIllfirm21l1noJIll 110 The Sl121l1e Office fm liJIllVelllll1nolllls 2lJIlldl Tlmdlemarlks,sll21llnllllg lllln21ll s21ndl 
HJl1lfom1121llnoIDl W21S 01b1l211im~dl dlnrecdy or imllirecdy horn llnim. 
5) Tllile §ll21lle Office for liJIllveJIll1l:ll0JIlls and Tr21dem:allrlks dloes llllollll211ke illllllo 2lCc01l.llJIlllt1l1hte 
dlnsdos1l.llJre iby lllble p1l.lllbHcal1ioJIll of l1llne pal1eJIlll1 appHcatnoJIll iml complliallllce wnl1lbl Arl1ides 23 alllld 
24 of l1llile lLaw, if l1be nnvelllll10r or llnns s1l.llccessor nJIll l1nl1Jle, wlltlhnJIll 12 mOJIlldllS fmm l1lhle 
plUllbHcallnoJIll, danms nJIll a JIllew pal1eJIllll appHca1llloJIll parts wllnndm were JIlloll danmed in llilns nin;ll 
llmlbllnsJh1edl pallelmll appHcal1ioJl1l. 
1) Tlhle p21lleID111 appliic21l1noJIll shaH rellal1e 110 OJOle JiJmveIDlllnon mdy or 110 21 gm\Ul]p of 
nmlveJIllllioJIlls so lnml1ked as 110 form a snJIllgle geJIllemll nJIllveJIlll1nve concept 
2) The 1l.Illlllnty of l1llne illllvelllll1ioJIll aUows llllnal1 inn a snllllglle pallenl1 appHcallnoJIll llllnen-e c01l.lllldl 
!be nJIllchndled: 
a) nJIlldepemldelmlt daims of varll01l.lls categories; 
!b) iJIlldlepelllldleJIlll1 danms of llllne same cal1egory; 
c) depemileJIlllt danms. 
3) U a pal1eJIlll1 appliical1noJIll relates to a gro1l.llp of nJIllVeJIllltnOlllls?l1llne 1l.IlJIlln1ly of nllll'VemtnoJIll 
Jis o!bseJNed lif all neasl1 olllle of dne folllownllllg req1l.llnremelllllls are met: 
a) l1llne gH:mp of nllllveJIllllnolllls cOllll1lJrnlb1l.ll11es 110 SOllVllllllg l1llne same l1edmllcall prolbllem; 
Ib) dle1ten-mnlmes 11:llne same 11:ecllilllllncall effec11:s; IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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c) ~llnere lis a ~edJl1IllllcaR nmtenl\epelllldlellllce between them; 
d) a~ l\eas~ (me of ~he RrrllVelllltnolllls llrrll the gW1Ulp camJlO~ !be cannedl O1Ult or appllnedl 
aJl1\dlavudl1UlalRy; 
e) tlhle J\adk of a~ l\eas~ OJne nlOlvem1:nolOl aIDl d"ne 8WRIIP Inmalkes allllY odnelf nJl1\verrn~noJl11 oR dne 
gW1Ulp lllDmppliicalbne. 
4J.) Jrllll a patellllt appnicatiollll rda~illllg to a gW1Ulp of nllllVeJl11tnolllls andl whidhl meet tlhle 
lI"eqpUlnremellllts of pamgll"aplhl 3 of tlhlns R1Ul]e, nlllldlependlent danms of vall"no1Uls categories are 
accepted, gW1Ulpedl lin one of tlhle lfoRlowllng possn!bmHes: 
a) alIll llndlepelllldlelIllt danm lfOlf a gnven pwdl1lJl(~t, allll nndlepelIlldlelIllt daim lfOlf a pmces§ 
spedalllly desligmledl for olbtaRlIllnng tllne pmdl1Ulct andl amI nndlependleJlllt danm for ttllne pmdht.nd 
\\lltRllnza~nolm; 
b) !1l11ll ilJl)h(j\c)pcJmdlcJllltt dannfJl fOJr a glivCl1ll lPwcess allildl lallil liJ1ndlclPcJrndlcllil~ d<lllill11n [OIl" mcanw 
spcdalll\y deSJigmlcdl for admnevlllmg ttlh\C pll"OCCSS; 
c) aIDI ]ndlepemllellllt daum fOlf a given pmdl1Ulct, alOl llIDldlependlent danm for a pmcess 
spedalllly dlesngJllledl for oibtallnllllllg tlhle jpWdl1Uld alIlldl an nndlependlemt danm fOll" means 
spedaHy dlesigncd! for aclhtnevllll1lg tlhte pwcess. 
5) KlI1l a patellllt appHcatllollll lrdatill1lg to a gW1Ulp of nll1lventllom; meetimlg tfule 
lI"eq1Ulllremellllts of pS\JragJraplht 3 of ttlhtlls R1Ullle, two Olf mOlfe nll1ldlepell1ldlent danms of the same 
category are accepted (examplle: pwdlm::t, pwcess,meall1ls of 1!Jlltmzaltnon) OJllllly if ltlhtey cannot 
be coveredl elOlfcirdy by a singlle generic danm. 
6) U a pattellllt appHcatnoll1l relates to two Olf more inventions not compllynll1lg witlht 
tllne req1Ulnremell1lt of 1Ulll1lnty of the nllllvell1ltioll1l, p1UlJrS1Ulallllt to pamgraplln 2 of tlhtis R1Ullle, tllne 
patell1l1t appHcatioll1l ]adles the 1Ulll1lnty all1ldl ill1l order to pwted an] tlhte nll1lventioll1ls nt ns Jlllecessary 
1to dlnvade tlhte patelIllt appHcatioll1l. 
7) Whellll it is ascertallll1led tlbmt the patell1lt appHcaltnon Radk:s the 1Ulll1li1ty,The Stat~e 
Office fOlf KlI1lveJllltnoll1ls all1ldl Tmdemall"KS lI1lotnfi.es ltlhte appHc«mt or lhtns S1Ulccessor nill tide abo1Ultt 
this. 
l'lble appllllcall1lt lhlas tlhte possnlbiHty 11:0 dnvidle 11:lhte appHca11:iolIll and to me witlht Tlbte 
State Offiice for lill1lVelmtnolIlls all1ld Tmdemarlks a divnsnoll1lall patell1lt appllicatioll1l for eadl 
llllllvelIll11:llolIll Olf gmUllp of ilIllVell1ltnolIlls wfuddhl meet the req1Ulnremell1lt of 1Ulll1lnty of the nlIllventnollll 
and lhtas tlhte olbHga11:noll1l 11:lhta11: witlhtnll1l 6 mOll1ltlhts from tlhte dlate wlbtelOl the examnnaHon lis 
dlemamlded to fiRe a wri1t1tell1l optJiOll1l all1ldl a descrllptJion,danms all1ldl drawill1lgs for tlhte nll1lVell1ltJiol[]l 
whkh shalli lbe examnm~d nll1l the orignlIllal fi.li!ill1lg. 
U there llS lI1l0 s1Ulch optnoll1l, The State Office for KlI1lVelDltiolIllS all1ldl Tradlemall"lks s~J\aTITI 
examllll1le the fi.ll'st nlOlvelOltnoll1l daimed~ or 11:he fi.rst gro1Ul]p of ill1lvell1ltnoll1ls meetnll1lg tlhte -amnty of 
ill1lvelIlltioll1l req1Ulnremell1lt 
8) The dnvnsnoll1la] patellll1t appHcatnoll1ls may be fi.Hed with The S11:ate Office for 
lilIllventioll1ls !llll1ld 'frademarlks Ull]p to the momell1lt of taking a dedsioll1l cOll1lcemnllllg tlhte 
originali fi.]Jill1lg; Ullll1lder tlhlese drc1Ulmstall1lces tlhte dlivnslloll1laR a]pp~Jica11:ioll1ls fi.Hed wm lbell1lefi.t 
fwm the fi.Rnng dlate of the appHcatioll1l from which 11:hey well'e dividledl~ all1ld from tlhte riglhlt 
of priority thereof as well, provided that the applJicall1lt Sh01Ullldl observe the limits of tlhte 
dlnsdos1Ulre tlhtereof nll1l tlhte fi.rst fi.Hllll1lg for each dHvisnoll1laR unvelIll1tioll1l. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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WlhleJre m\UlhJiplle priori1l:nes weJre daimedi illli 1l:fulte i(}llf;ignllliall pa1l:eIDl1l: appHca1l:noIDl, 1l:lnle 
appllncaIDl1l: slhlallll nIDldika1l:e 1l:lhle conespoIDldinIDlg jpJrnornty fi(}llf ea:elnl diJivnsJioIDlall appHca1l:nolITl. 
9) Wlhlelfe, \Ulp 1l:0 1l:alkhllg a diecnsnol11\ albmll1l: 1l:lme fiilfSlt fiiHmlg, 1l:he appllncal11\1l: has lITlo1l: fJilledl 
dinvnsnol11\all pa1l:elm1l: appllnca1l:lioltlls, 1l:l!ne lil11\vel11\1l:nOIlJ15 inlOft ob::;~~nvlilm8 ftlhle \Ullnlnty lfeqj\UlnlfemeJrilft wm 
lfel1lD1anml nlOl ftlhe tdlesclfnpftllolm lb\Ulft WWmOlUlft Ibenllllg ftlhle OilYjCCiL of Hne danmnls. 
10) The lladk of llmn1ty of 1l:he nl11\vel11\1l:nOl11\ may lITlo1l: Ibe sd forth wn1l:hnlITl 1l:lhe ac1l:iolITls fOJr 
lfevoca1l:nOlITl i(}llf calITlcelllla1l:noIDl of a pa1l:el11\1l: of nl11\VeIDlftnoIDl. 
l~will(\'; 37, " JE),,(ffinffilrrml(ffi!tn((Drm ((Df[ !t~le lFllllnrrnnJrl11\eIrlt!t ((Df[ !tlhl(\'; IR~(\';ilJ1lU1rrlr(\';mmeIrlt!t§ 
[f((Dlf' !tll1lte IP21!tteIffilttrnlb>llte llIffiwteIffi!tll((DIrIt 
1) Tllne IDlOVell1ty of a pa1l:eml1l:alblle nIDlvelITl1l:h:m ns es1l:albllnsllnedi nlITl compllnamlce wli1l:lhl ftlhle 
pmvllsnom; of Alf1l:Jide 8 of 1l:llne JLaw as aganIDls1l: 1l:llne cOIDl1l:eIDl1l:s of 1l:llne danms alITldl 1l:llne fielldl of 
appllnca1l:nolITl specnfJiedl nlITl 1l:llne dlescrrnp1l:nolITl. 
2) FOJr es1l:21lbHshnlITlg 1l:he lITlovehy of alITl nlITlvelITl1l:nolITl, 1l:llne dioc\UlmelITl1l:s fmm 1l:llne plfnOJr alf1l: 
calITl Ibe 1l:alkelITl nlITl1l:o accmm1l: olITllly nlITldlnvnd\\Ulalllly forr eaclln nlITlvelITl1l:nolITl (1l:lhe ma1l:erialls fmm 1l:llne 
plfnolf alf1l: alfe lITlo1l: opposalblle nlITl 1l:he mozanc sys1l:em). 
3) lilITl a gm1Ulp of nlllvelll!l:iollls olbserrvnlllg 1l:lhe rreq)1Ulnrremelll1l: of 1Ulllln1ty of 1l:lhe nlllvelll1l:nOID\, 
1l:lhe ma1l:errnalls from 1l:lhe prrnOJr art slhaH Ibe 1l:alkelll nlll1l:o acc01Ullll1l: nmllnvndlmll.Hy fOJr eadffi 
lllITlVelO\1l:llollli. 
4.) lOlle cOIOl1l:elll1l:s of 1l:llne pa1l:elll1l: appllka1l:nOlllS as fiRedl Wll1l:lln The S1l:a1l:e Office fOJr 
lbmvelm1l:1ioml§ alOldl Tmdlemalflks wlhklln have a lfeg1Ulllarr fiRilOlg dla1l:e or alll earrHelf prrnOJrn1ty dla1l:e 
alOldl whidm Ibecame plllllbllnc priOJr 1l:0 0Jr afterr 1l:he dla1l:e of a s1Ullbseqj1Ulelll1l: appHca1l:nol11\, alfe a 
part of 1l:lhe priOJr art 1Ulsedl fOJr es1l:albllishnlllg 1l:he llloveli1ty. 
5) lPelf1l:nlllelm1l: ma1l:errnalls arre cOlllsndlerredl 1l:hose ma1l:errnalls from 1l:lhe prrnorr art whose 
cOlll1l:elll1l:s coverr partnaHy 0Jr 1l:01l:alllly 1l:he pro1l:ednOlll dlemallldledl Iby 1l:lhe appllkalll1l: nlll 1l:lhe 
danms. 
6) The S1l:a1l:e Office fOJr lil11\Velll1l:nollls allldl Trradlemarrlks 1ll01l:nfJies 1l:lhe pertnlllelll1l: 
dloC1Ulmelll1l:arry ma1l:ernall from 1l:lhe priOJr art cOlllsndlerredl 1l:0 coverr partnaHy 0Jr 1l:01l:allny tlhe lllew 
eliemelll1l:S danmedl nlll 1l:lhe pa1l:elll1l: appllka1l:nOlll 1l:0 1l:lhe appllkalll1l: orr lhns S1UlccessOJr nlll 1l:nde. 
Tlhe 1ll01l:nfJica!l:iolll slhallll Ibe a1l:1l:elmdledllby a copy of the dlOC1Ulmelll1l:arry ma1l:elfnall al11\dl slmalln 
cOlll1l:anlll a COmmelll1l:arry cOl11\Cemnlllg 1l:he ellemelll1l:s frrom 1l:lhe danms whklh are f01Ulllldl nlOl 1l:lme 
ma1l:eriaL 
The S1l:a1l:e Office forr lilllVel11\1l:Uollls al11\dl Trradlemarrlks slhallll accorrdl 1l:lhe appHcal11\1l: a 
perrJiodl of 1l:nme fOJr prreparrnlllg alll alllswerr. llf 1l:lhe appHcal11\1l: alllswerrs wn1l:lhnl11\ 1l:lhe 1l:ime Hmn1l: IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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showiHllg his COlmcem to S1l.l.PPOlft his patelmt appRicatioHll, The Statte Office fOlf KHllveHll1tiom; 
ami! TrademaJrlks win cOHlltiHll1l.l.e the correspondence with the appRicant 1l.I.nltiR an the 
olbjections «l)xe deared with a view to talking the right decnsnolll\. The State Office fm 
RHllVeJlllHoJllls ,mdl Trademarks call1\Jlllot take (my decnsiOlflt if tllile dOC1l.l.melllltary mateJriall was Jlllot 
bam;mntted lto ltlhle RlIPIPTIncalmlt. 
(1) The nmrentive step is assessed as agannst the danms alll\d the tedhmkali proMem 
Wllilidl is sollved by 1tihle lllDlvelDltnolDl, nlm compllialDlce witihl ltihle provisnom; of Artide 9 of tlhle 
Law. 
(2) ]Fm assessnJlllg ltihle nJlllveJlllltnve step, 1l:he prim aJrt is estalbHnsihled horn wihlncihl a 
mosak of ttecihllDlncall sOll1l.l.ttnolDls ns {mmed wihlkihl RS compaJredl as a wihloRe wnltlbt tlbte danms. 
Tihle pa1l:elll\1l: appllka1l:llolll\s fiRed witihl 1l:he Sta1l:e Office for lllDlvemn1:lioHlls alll\d Trademarlks wlhlidll 
lbecame p1l.l.lbHc after the filing date of the appHcation s1l.l.ibmi1l:1tedl to the examination are 
lIl\o1l: talkelll\ ]Jlll1to aCC01l.l.Jlllt when assessilll\g the inventive s1l:ep eveJlll if 1thenr filinlll\g da1l:e is 
previ01l.l.s. 
Kt after an21llysilll\g an the soli1l.l.tions contained in 1lJme prior art it res1l.l.lits that a peJrSOlDl 
slkmed in the art, with01l.l.t resorting to aJlll inventing actnvn1l:y, may come to the soR1l.I.tioJlll 
which is the s1l.I.ibject maltter of the patent application, thelm this s1l.I.lbject maUer does not 
nnllVollve «llJlll invelDltRve step. 
(3) Allll nllllVelmtnon ns considered 11:0 invollve an inventive step if at lleast one of tihle 
foUowing req)1lllliIremellllltS are met: 
a) nt is llllOt 2lllll oibvi01!.llS res1l.l.llt of 11:he prior art in the appllicatnon field of the 
nnvelllltiollll or illll 21 field reR21ted to it; 
ib) a persollll slkiRlled illll the art, using the lkllllowHedge from the prim art call1llDlot 
sollve the proibkm in the way the inven1l:lloHll does; 
c) tite necessity of solving the proibllem has exnsted for a Hong time alllld the 
llmOWJDl solludliollllS are IDlot at the llevd of the solludnolDl proposed iby 11:he nJlllVelllltnollll; 
d) the RllllvelllltnOJlll is 1l.I.sed with or with01l.l.t modificatiolllls illl\ another fieM fm sollvilll\g 
allllotihler proibllem, the techllllllcall effect ibeilll\g either tlhe same, or 1l.I.llllexpected 0Jr s1l.l.perim 
to the effects olbt21ilmed iby other ilmventnolms nlll\ tlhe fieM where the nlITIveJllltiolITI is U.llsed, 
provided that the two fieMs shOllnlld lITIot lbe dose to each otihler; 
e) it ccmsllsts ilITI comibilITInlITIg the lkJllloWlITI elemelITIts ilm the priOJr art, so that a 
fimctnomllll OJrgalITIic cOlll\lmectiolITI, a Jredprocall nlllll(]hUlelITICe, alm nlITIteractnolll\ 0Jr intercolmditiolITIilITIg 
re!:mllt, this lleadilll\g to oibtanlITInJlllg a positive glloiball effect; 
1f) the sU.lllbjed -maUer of the D.lITIveJIlltD.olITI is aJlll anaRog01lns pmcess which achieves 
21 lITIew teclhJlllncali effect or !by tlhns process a lITIew sU.lllbsltalmce with Jlllew? U.lllITIexpeclted or 
superior quaHtnes is oibt21nlITIed or if the JraW materialis are lITIew eveJlll if the ltechlmicaR effects 
o1b1tanlllled are the same. 
(41) Allll ilITIvelITItnolITI does lITIot ilmvolive aJIll nlITIvelITItive step if: IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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a) i~ CGlmlSRS~S G1f a meJre ellll1lllllllda~]G1l!J\ G1f a tedlmRcallpwbllem wiHl\G11lll~ sGlllvnllllg nt, everrJ\ 
nf ~he pmMem ns m~w; 
b) ]~ sGllves G1lllllly a pmMem cOllllcemllllllg ~he eCGlmlomy G1f ma~ernans m emhelrgy, 
G1ptllmllza~llOJ[J\ G1f sllzes m JredhUlc1tllGlllll G1f CGlsts, wnth01l.nt ob~allmlnlnlg new m S1lllpeJrllm ~edb\Jmlic2tl 
effects; 
C) i~ sGlllves ~he pwMem mnlly by a mere slUllOstnhn~nGlml G1f the maternalls wn~h lImGlWlfJ\ 
chmractell"llstllcs whnch kadls ~G1 predlictable effects; 
dl) ~he pmlOnem refers G1lDllly tGl a mGldlnficatnGllOl G1f shape m aspec~ fm aesthetk 
PlUlJrlpGlses; 
e) nt solves fthe pwlOllem lOy a snmpllnficatllGlml, wlltlhlolUl~ manlOl~aillllilOlg a~ lleast tllne 
peJrfmmalOlces ]klOlOW10l fmm the pJrnm art; 
11:) ltJble J[JilfotlPllem\l\ lis sGlllvedl by eq[lUllivaJlellnt Imu~alm5 eJUimtliullg llUll ltlhle ]p lnio 11-all"~ (mOl Ilcadl~; 
to GIlbtanmlllmlg ftlhle same dfects; 
g) ftllile pmlOllem ns sollvedl lOy jonlOltlly emplloYllll1\g twGl 0]( more ]kllllowlOl SollUltiomls amll 
if the pn~dlnctaMe ~echlOlllcan effect reslUllits by merelly s1lllmmnll1\g lUlp ~he effects of each 
soH1llltnoll1\ (jmrtaposntioJll\ of lklllloWJll\ solllUltnOJll\s); 
h) h sollves a pmMem nllll dlle fielldl of chemisby m lOliGlllogy CGlllllsRstnllllg liJOl a sellectnmn 
of alOl ]Jll\dividllUlal case from a nmlltntmlle of cOmpOJll\ellllts, prevno1lllslly pmtectedl, wnthGllUlt tllnns 
sellected case lleadlnJll\g to spedall q[lUlaHtnes or effects nlOl cGlmpall"llsoJll\ wnth thGlse G1f the 
mmnll1thm:lle of CGlmpGllOlellllfts from which n~ was sellectedl; 
n) the sollvllllllg of the pwMem relates to dwosnlOlg a conespolOldlnllllg ]kJll\OWllll material 
all1\dl/OlI" to the canynlOlg OlUlt of some COllllSltmctnve alltemtnolllls accordlnllllg to mlles ]kxnOWll1\ nm\ 
themsdves; 
j) the nmrvelOltnolOl reliates to a ll1\ahual pmdl1lllct \UlpOllll which lOlO techlOlollogkall 
modlnficatnolOls are pedOll"medl. 
(5) Where afier the S1llllOstalOltnve examnlOlatioJll\ nt is assessedl that the slUllOject mattelf 
of the nJll\veJll\tnoJll\ dloes Jll\ot meet the req[lUlllrememit of the exnsteJll\ce of allll llJll\VeJll\tllve step, this 
shallll lOe lmotifiedl tGl ~he appHcaJll\t whGl shallll be tJraJll\smnUedl the materials fmm tllne prnm 
art ~llna~ are ~a]kellll nJll\~G1 aCCGl1llllOl~ wheJll\ assessnllllg dlle iJll\Velm~nve s~ep amll a ~nme llnmll1 fm 
prepaJriJll\g allll alOlswer ns gllVeJll\. 
(1) An nlOlvelllltnGllOl ns s\UlsceptilOlle of nJllldlm;triall appnicatnoJlll p\UlJl"s\Ulall1lt tGl Artnde 10 of 
tlli\e lLaw H from the descll"nptnGllOl of the nlOlvelllltiGllfll the fGlnllGlwnlOlg ll"eS\UlRt C1Ulm\Ulnativel\y : 
a) the slUlbject .. matte]( of the lllfllvelllltnGlJll\ may lOe 1Ulsedl at least nllll G1Jll\e fidd!; 
10) the \tedmicall problem all1ldl the solvilOlg tllllereGlf; IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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c) ltlhle dlnsdOlS1UlJre Olf ltlme nmlvellllltnOlllll nllll ltllne emibOldlnmelmlts SOl ltllnatlt a peJrSOlllll slldlllledl 
lillll ltfulte arlt cOlluM achneve ltllne nlmvellllltnOlllll wiltllnOlllllt resOlrtnllll~ ltOl atllll JiJ!llVellllltnve ac1tnvnty atccmdlnmlE 
ltOl AJrltide ]8 Olf ltllne lLaw; 
dl) 1l:~\e JiJrilvellll1l:noIDl IDII\<lly ibe Jre]pwdlu.nced! wild] 1l:~le 8atlITnle dl<llJratc1teJrns1l:ncs <ll111\d! dfeds 
whelfl\ever 1I1\ecess<3l1ry. 
(2) If atfter ithe S1lllibsitallllitnve examllllllaltnOlllll nit nlt aseertanlllledi ithalt ltllile dleseri]pltnOlllll Olf 
ltllne llllllVellllltnOlllll plfeSellllltedliby ltllne appHcalllllt dlOles llllOllt meelt Ollllle Olf dne lfeq]1lll11lfemelllllts providledl 
fm nllll pam (1) a1bOlve ltllnns sllnaH 1be llllOlltnfiedl 1t0l ltllne 2lpplliealllllt gnvlillllg llnnm a ltime llnmilt fm 
preparillllg allll allllswer. 
(1) Tlhle appniealllllt Olf allll nmprovemelllllt pa1tellll1t may 1be Ithe OlWllller Olf a pa1telllllt nml 
fmee Olr a IthiJrdl party. 
(2) The appllkallll1t shaH expllicidy specify 11lll ltllne paltelilllt applkat1tllOlllll ltllnalt 1tllne 
nllllvelllllt10lllll improves Olllll allllOlltllner illllvellllltnOlllll, Jimllkaltnllllg ltllne dlalta llllecessary fm 1tllne 
ndlellll1tnfiealtnOlllll lthelfeOlf 
(3) Tllne §1talte Office for lillllvellll1tllOllllls alllldl Tmdlemarlks sllnaH llllOllt1fy 1the provllSllOlllllS 
Olf Ar1tnde 36 of lthe lLaw 1t0l ltllne appllkallll1t wllnelfe 1tllne appllk .. m1t ls llllOl1t 1tllne same persOlllll as 
l1Jhle OlWllller Olf Itllne paitellll1t llllll force. 
(4) The dleserip1tnOlllll Olf allll nmprovemellll1t nllllvellll1tllOlllll sllnaU as a nJl~e cOlml1ta1llll l)D\ 1the 
cfulap(teJr "priOlJr aJr1t" 1the same ma1telfllalls as 1the Ollllles 1talkeml 11lll1t0l aeCOl1lllllll1t illll ltllne dlescJrnp1t1iOlllll 
Olf 1tllile lllmvellll1tnOlllll Olllll wllnklln H 1mpJrOves, 1f 1be1tweellll 1tllnenJr reg1lll11ar fillillllg dla1tes llllO Olltllner 
perltlllD\ellll1t maltelfllall appearedl. 
(5) Wllnem\ drawllllllg 1lllp ltllne danms Olf ltllne nmprovennelllllt 1llllvellll1tnOlllll, 1tllne appllkam\(t 
shaH speciJfy, lillll 1tllne eharac1terizllllllg part, 1tllne llllew ekmellll1l:s Olf Itllne nllllvellll1tnOllm llllll 1tecfu\lD\kall 
nllll1terdlepelllldle)D\ce Olllllny wnltlln ltllnOlse demelllllts Olf Itllne nllllvelm1tliOlIOl Olllll whnclln nlt nmproves am,ll 1t0l 
wfu\kfu\ i1t appHes, SOl 1tllna1t 1tllnenlf mgalDlllc COllllllllleC1tllOlllll sllnOl1lll11dl res1lllll1t. 
(6) The S1ta1te Office fm linnvellllltnOJtlls amll Tlfadlemarlks dleddles ltOl grallm1l: amI 
llmpJrOvemellll1t pa1telllllt Jillll 1tllne same COllllldiJiltJiOlllllS as for 1the Ol1tllner paltellllltaiblle illllVellll1tiOlmi, 
llllamdy lthOlse pJrOvndledi1by Artides 7, 8 , 10, 18 alllldl 19 Olf 1tllne lLaw. 
(7) ]FOlr examllllllllllllg 1the llllOlVeUy Olf allll nmpJrOvemellll1t nllllVellllltnOlllll, 1tlhe prior art d1tedl 
illll 1tllne dlescrip1tnOlllll Olf Ithe Jillllvellll1tnOlllll Olllll wllnklln Ji1t improves, as wen as ltllne ma1terians bOlm 
1the prim art 1that appeared! ibe1tweellll 1the filling d!a1tes Olf 1tlhle twOl nllllven1tnOllllls sllnaH ibe 1talkelm 
lllm1tO accmmlt. 
(8) Dllunlrng 1the examnllllaltnOlllll Olf allll appllRcaltnollll fOlJr allll nmpJrOvemellll1t pa1l:elllllt, ltfule 
S1talte Onke for ][ml'VelDlltllOlllllS amdl Tnndlemarlks allllallyses, OlD\ 1the 1basis Olf 1the danms, nf 1t~jle 
llllllvelm1tnOlllll may ibe appllied! 1lllld!epelllld!elllldy frOlm 1tllne 1llllvellll1tllOlll\ 1to wllnkh 1the nmprovemelDl1t 
refers. IP/NIlIROM/P/2 
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(9) Tllne Slt,ate Office fOIl" ITrmvermHorms amdl Tratdlemallrks dleddles to gratrmt atrm 
nmpwvemermt patteJInlt ormlly wherm the reqllllnremermt of patrat (8) atbove ns met atJIlldl wllneJIll the 
nJIllveJIlltllorm to wllnndn the nmpwvemeJIllt relattes is pwtectedl by at patteJIllt nJIll fmce. 
(1) lnme Statl1:e Office fOIl" ITJIllvermtnoJIlls atlrndl Tmdlemnlarlks shatH nrmdlncate the time llnmnt 
fOIl" giviJIllg atJIll atrmswer iJIll the JIllotnficattnoJIlls tJratJIllsmiUed! to tllne alpplliC2lJIllt The atppllkatrmt, fOIl" 
jllllstnfiedl reaSOl11lS, may reqm~st the exieJIllsnoJIll of dne 1l:nme lln][Jmn1l: atccOll"dled! for him to glive 
alDl atlmSwer. 
(2) Tlhle State Office fOIl" ]lltllveJIlltioJIlls atJIlld! Tratd!ematlflk.s CatJIllJIllot tatke dledsiorrns prllor 
to tlhie explirattliolm of tllile time llimlit atccOll"d!ed! fOIl" tllne atppllkalmt to give atJ!Jl atJ!Jlswer. 
(3) H wlltlhlirm tlhle fixed! tllme limit the atppllkatlmt fatins to atJIllswer, the atppHCattnolD1 is 
com;nd!ered! 2libatmld!OJIlledl armd! shatllll ibe rejected!. 
(1) After the eX21mnJIllatlloJIll of the patteJ!Jlt atppllncatnoJIll nJIll complliatJIllce wnth the 
pwvnsn01m; O1f the lL21w 2lJIlld! of these ]RegllllnattllOJIllS, the speciaHst exatmnJlller d!ratws llllp the 
exatmnJIllattioJIll report OJ!Jl the ibasis of which the lExatmnJIllatnollll Boatrd! of the State Office fOIl" 
limlVeJIlltnOJllls atll1d! Tmd!emarks tatkes the dledsnoJlll to gJr2lJIllt a patteJlllt or to reject at pattellllt 
ajpjpllncattnorrll. 
(2) Wllnere appwpriatte, the ibo21rdl sh21U t21ke JIl101tke of tllne wntllnd!raw21ll of the 
p21teJIllt 2lppHcatnoJIll. 
(3) The EX21mnJIll21tl101Jlll Bmudls O1f tllne St21te Office fOJr KJlllveJllltn01JIlls 2lJllldl Tradlem21rik:s 
an~ est21bllishedl 2lccOJrd!nJIllg t01 the fiendl of activnty. 
(41-) Tllne EX21mnJIllatlloJlll Boallrd! COllllsnsts of a CllnanrmaJlll appoiJllltedl by the DnrectOll" 
Gellllerall 2lJIlldl Wo1 members apponJIlltedlby the Headl of tllne specialist ExamnJOllillllg Divnsionn. 
(5) The specnaHst examnllller who dlraws Ulp tllne eXamnllll21tnon repOJrt ns JIllot a 
member of the EKamnJIllatnoJIll Board!. 
(6) Ann the d!ecnsnoJIlls takellll iby the Board! shaH lbe commUJIllncatedl to tllne appnicarrnt 
OIl" to his SUlccessOJr nn tide withnJ!Jl 30 d!ays after tllne date of talk:nrrng thereof and! tllney shallll 
be registered! iJIll the Natn01JIllall ]Regnster of Patent AppHcattnoJIlls. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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('1) TIme dledsuons to gr3m1t a pa1tent are p\llllbnnslhedl un tlffie Of6dal B\lllnnetllJrll of 
lindlm;1l:Jrnal lPIrOpelflty wntlffinn 30 dlays. 
(8) Staln'dng wHlffi tlffie dlate of p\lllibHncatnon of ead\ Offidall B\lllUe1tlln of K1ll1dhUls1tlniall 
lPwper1ty, tlhle pa1teml1tedl ll1ll1Veml1tllomls whiclffi are gnveml IDlotli\Ge of nID\ tlhle respec1tlive lBRUlllldRlrn, 
shallll be p\llllbnlislffiedllby malldng tllne dlescll"iptno1ll1, danms «lllflldl dlll"awnngs avallRaiblle to iID\11:ell"ested! 
partnes, a1t 1tllne §tat1te Office fOJr Rml've1ll111:nons amll TmdlemaJrlks lffieadlq]1lllartem, fOJr a snx-mo1ll11tlffi 
peJrnodl affceJr 1tlffiJis dla1te. 
(9) Tlhe dlescll"np11:no1ll1 aID\dl1tllne dlmwn1ll1gs of 11:lffie nlmveml1tJiolfll 11:0 be pubHsllnedl affceJr talldrrng 
11:lffie dledsiorrn 11:0 grant a pa11:ent sllnaH llnave tllne appIrOvall of tllne 2tpplic(i\rrn11: Oll" of llnns sllllccessOJr 
I1ll1 11:Ji1tlle wn11:lln ll"egaJrdl to tllne conte1ll11ts. 
A1l:1l:Sl<clkfirmg 1l:iln<e §1l:Sl1l:<e C())[flfihc<e mlJllr il!lll'iY<e!lll1l:n®!lll§ Sl!llldl 'lI'lfSldl<errrrnSlJr'b lI»<e<Cll§ll®!lll§ lli>;V 
Adlrrrrnll!lllll§1l:Jr'Sl1l:llW<e J1DJr'®I!:<e«illillJr'<e 
(1) Any in11:ell"es11:edlpaJr1ty may formulate appeals against or req\lllests fOJr revocatio1ll1 
of, 11:llile dledsliolITls of tlffie State Office fOll" KnllVentiolITls andl TJradlemaJrlks Jreg3lJrd!iJri\g patelmt 
applicatnolms wHfulnrm tlffie time Hmnts JPIrOvidledl fOJ[ iby the lLaw andl by these reg\lllliaHorrn5. 
(2) The State Office fOll" linventions alllldl Tmdlemarlks dledsnolllls may be appealed! 
against by the appllncallllt wnthnllll tlhlree mOlllltlhls hom tlhle communicatnollll, punmarrnt to 
Artide 55 of tlhle lLaw. 
(3) AccOJrdling to Article 56 of tlhle lLaw, any nllllterested p2tJr1ty may request tlhle 
revocatioJlll, entlhler fun Oll" partial, of tlhle dlecnsnoJllls to graJlllt a patellllt wHlhlnJlll six mOJlll1tllils of 
tlhle p\UlbHcatrion of tlhle dlescriptiollll, daims aJllldl dlll"aWJiJlllgs, fOll" faihllll"e to comply witlffi alITlY of 
tlffie req\lllirements pIrOvidledl fOll" in Artides 7 to 11 of tllne lLaw. 
Tllne req\Ulest fOll" revocaHollll shaH expose iJlll detaH tllile slJ.llibstaJllltnatillllg gIrO\Ullllldls almdl 
plJ.lllblic dlocmll1eJlllts, wntllnolJ.llt lbenJlllg possilble to danm tllne lmOllll-olbserv3lllllce of forman Olf 
pIrOcedlmall cond!itions. 
A copy of tlhle lfeqlJ.llest fOll" revocatiollll slhlalil lbe llllotifriedl lby tlhle State Office fOll" 
Rllllvelllltnons alllldl Tmdlemarlks to tllne applicant so tllnat lhle may present his arglJ.llments; tlhle 
llllotificatiollll slhmlll lllllldlicate tlhle time period! of solivillllg tllne reqlJ.llest fOll" revocation d!millllg 
wllniclln the applicallllt shan commllllllllicate his point of view. 
lRlillll<e 37 Q 1filn<e lE®ldlll"illl ®If IP&<e<e%ldlrrrrnU!lllIdl1l:u®!lll ®If' tiln<e §1l:Idl1l:<e c())1I1Jll\C<e 1l'®Jr ilrm'iY<e!lllttu®rm§ Idlrmilll 
1fJr'Idl«il<errrmmwlk§ IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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(1) Tlhe aqppeaRs amldl Jreqj1UJests fm JrevocatnOlf]l <ue soRvedl \by the lBo<1lJrdl of 
llteeX2lllnl\Jim~HoJl]\ <l;om;Jisll.lillng nJln a CllHQliUllnHnJIA am]l Z lij IIJlil~~lIl1nl[y';II~ .lnpJf)OnIlRkJl l!Jy ~llll~~ Jl)lilln:llm 
Gell1\eJraR of tlhle State Office fm lill1\vemtioll1\s amdl TmdlemaJrks. 
(2) The Clhallrmall1\ of tlhe Board! of lReexamnll1\atnoll1\ ns the DiJrectm Gell1\erall of tfu\e 
State Office fOll" Rll1\ventJic])Jll\s aRlld! Tradlemarks m his alJJltlhorized! represell1\tative. 
(3) Tlhe Board! of lReexamnll1\atnoll1\ slhallll be composedl of peIrSOll1\S other than those 
of the Board! of Examnnatnoll1\ who made the dedsnoll1\ appeaRed agannst Members of this 
IBoard mmay be time Head!s of the DJivnsnom; m d!eplJJltnes tlmereof m semllior spedaHst 
eXamllRllers. Oll1\e of tlhe mem10ers of the Board! slhallll be a llegall ad!vnser. 
(41-) Tlble Board shaH give the nnterestedparty the opportlJJlRllity to express its vllew 
eJitlmeJr lrepJresemlkdl m persoll1\aRRy or assnsted. 
(» Tlble ]patlteJllllt 2lPlplbica1l.1iOJ:I1 fille slh\allll !be SlUllomD\li1l1ted\ ltu Hnc lBualrdl .of JRceXi(\\ImlliullaltJiOJlIl 
!by time ClhlallirmruaJOl of tlble BoaJrdl .of IExamllm~tlloml all1\dl 10y time eXamJllD\elf wlhlu, pelmdlJinllg tlble 
decllsnolDlj shaH present a wrntteRllponRllt of vllew regardlnRllg tlble fOJrmlJJlllated! appeaR Oll" req)\\lIest 
fm revocatioll1\. 
(6) The Board of Reexamillllatnollll may d!eddle: 
a) to accept the appeaR or the req)lJJlest fm revocatlioJlll d!eddiJlllg to gJraJlllt the pateJlllt 
or to reject tlhe patellllt appHcatnollll, or to slJJllbmnt tlhe case to reeXamn1OlatllOll1\ 10y tlhle 
q)lJJlallnfied department of the State Office fm KllllVeJllltnom; amll Trademar1ks; 
b) to reject tlble appeaR m the req)lJJlest fm revocatnoJlll. 
(7) The decnSJiom; of tlhe Board of lReexamnll1\atnolOl shaRll10e mad!e with a majmJity 
of votes alO\d slbullnR be comm1Ul!mllcate1ll wJitlhllillll 15 days. 
(8) The decnsnolO\ of rejectJioIDl made by the ]BoaJr1ll of lReexamnmlltiloIDl may \be 
aplpeaRed aganllllst before tlhle MlJ.1lIDlncitpaR emut of ]Bllllclhlallres1l. wntlblnlO\ tlhlJree mrnumtlhls of 
CUmmlJJlJlllllClll1tJiOJlll. 
(9) Tlhle Board .of lReexamnlO\atnORll slhaU 10e ablle to take lO\otnce of tlhle nneglJJlnarjtnes 
of a101Y proced1Jllfe a patelO\t applikatnolO\ is 1Oen!lllg made s1Jlbject to alO\1l1 of the dledsnolOls 
made a!llld slhlaR~ ]proceedl accmdilO\gny plJJlJrSlJJlallllt to Artnde 30 of the Law. 
(10) Tlhe appeaRs fornrmRatedilJJllO\der tlhe nnddlelO\ce of lLaw 62/19741- slha~n 10e sortved 
by tlhe Board .of ReexamnlO\atllolO\. 
(1) Tlhe State Office fm TIllllVelO\tnOlO\s allll\d Trademarks slhann nss\\lIe tlhe pate!lllt lJJllO\deJf 
tlhe tenns of Artnde 31 of tlhe lLaw Ullll\ness tlhe diecnsnolO\ tu grant a pate!lllt was revoked IP/N/lIROM/PI2 
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ulilldlelf \the \teJrms of Adnde 56 of \the lLaw alilldl U \the negall fee fm pJrRlill\tnlillg amll nSS\lllJilmg 
\the pa\telillt was pand! Iby \the OWlilleJl". 
(2) 1f'lh\<e pa\telm\t OWlilleJr shalln pay \the pa\telill\t plflililltumig almdl nssuumlg fee wWhniml STIK 
lfllllolmtlhlS o[ Hne ]p>lUllulllic<ll\tilolln O[ ahc tdlCdSlioJnl. 
(3) Wntlbllllrn tthJree mOlill\ths aftelf the dledsnolill \to gmJlJ\t a pa\telill\t Ibecame JOilman, \tllile 
S\t<llte Offiice [m RJlJ\VelldnoJllls <lllmdl 1f'lmdlemaJrlks shalln plniJlll\t \tlble dlescJrnp\tlloJlJ\, daimms 2lmll 
dlJr<llWlilmgs nIDi f<llscndle aHmd! shaH nssue \the pa\temt \to \the p<ll\telrn\t OWJlJ\elf. 
( 4).) AfteJl" the nssue of \the pa\tellll\t, the pat<ellll\t OWllllelf shaH owe the patelrnt 
manJlll\teJll\<llJll\ce fees as fmm \the lfegub.Jr JOillnJlllg dl<ll\te \to \tlhle nss\U\e olf \tlhle p<llt<eJll\\t acconllnmlg to 
\the lLaw. 1f'lhlese fees sllimllll Ibe pallidl a\t OJlJ\e \tame fm \the wlhlolle p<eJrRod!, wn\tlhlnlrn tlhlJree mOlm\tfuls 
of \the pa\teJlJ\\t nss'!.lle d!a\te. 
(5) Wlhlelre \tlhl<e p21\telrn\t OWlmelf fallins \to pay \tlhle pa\telm\t mmnml\telDlaIDlce fees ptUlJrS\Ul21lmt 
to palfa (4).) a1bove, tlhle State Office fOJl" linnvelllltnolllls amll TJradlemalfks shalln pu1bllnsh \the llapse 
of the patellllt nIDI the Offidall Blillnlletnllll of Rmlhu\§triall lPmperty nmmedlnatelly aftelf tlhle 
expnmtnollll of tlhle time Hmit Tlhle patellllt OWllllelf may applly to the Sta\te Office fm 
lillllvellllltnolllls alllldl Tlfadlemadcs fOlf lfenm;tatemelllllt of tlme pa\tellllt '!.llIDldlelf die pmVnSnmJlS of 
Artnde 4).0 of ltlble lLaw. 
JlDrr«D~~(c~ll«DIlll lliJy m JlDmlt\eIlll~ ~«Drr N\e'W 'Vmrrn\eltu\e§ «D~ JlDnanIlll~§ 
mIlll<dl N~'W AillnulJ1l1lail lffilI'\e~<dl§ 
Variety meallll§ a pnallll\t gmlillpnllllg wn\tlhlnIDl a snJlllglle lbotallDlkall \taXOllll of tlhle nowes11: llmowllJl 
mllllk, whklhl gmupnIDlg meet the comllu11:uollll§ fOJl" 11:lhle gmllll11: of a pateIDl11: whh the JrecogllJlR11:nollll 
of \the 1blfeed!elf's night IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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. dle1flillllCdl Il~y ltlhlC eXlPlreS§lilOlIll O[ ltlhlC dhlall adClnir.ltlics 11 «~Slllllhllilllle fll'om a glivtellll g~~1I11011YIIY{' 
0Jr ClOm!blllma\\tll1010l o[ eelOlOllYlPes; 
-d\isltiumglulIislbled! fwm almy o1tbeJr jpllalDllt gW\UljpRlDlg !by ltlhle eXjpJressRolDl of a1t lleas1t OIOle of 
1tlhle said! cfulamdeJrlis1tncs; 
~ conSlidiell"edi as an ellll1tnlty wi1tlhl ll"egall"d! 1to n1ts s\Uln1tabnllnlty fOll" !bdlDlg pWjpagalted! 
lunm clhl allllgedi. 
Breed mealillS aJl1\ allllnmaR gW\Uljpnllllg wnltlhlnllll a lkmlowlffi specnes m varielty of annIDTllails of 
1tlhle Rowes1t ramlik, wlhllicfu\ gl\"O\U\jpllllllg 101llee1t 1tlhle cOlllldi1tliolOlS fm 1tlhle gnm1t of a pa1telOl1t WWhl a 
recogni1tnOllll of 1tlhle bll"eed!er's riglhl1t. 
Propagating material for the plant varieties meamlS seed!s, llll\\llll"Sery 1tJranspllalDll1:s, 
mal1:elniail 1to !be pllalO\1ted\, valfliom; p~lllr1ts of a lpnallll1t \U\sedi fm l1:lrile IPlrOljpaga1tnoIOl. 
Reproduction material for breeds mmea1DlS eltlmblryos, speJrmm, lbivlilIllg alDllimmalls, eEl~s lUlscdl 
[Olr rejpwdlluldliollll. 
Breeder mmeallOlS a pell"SOIOl wlhlO ibll"ed m dnscovell"e(dl almd d\evdojped\ a vaJrJielty Olr ;at 
blreedl. WlrJ\elnl mnlOlre lpelrsom; con1tlnilbIUJ1ted 1tlhlerdo anI! alre COIDlslideredl blneedell"s. 
Breeder's right meallllS 1tlh1e exd\i.lJsive rnglhl1t of a jpaltelld ownelf 1t0 eXjpHonlt 1tlhle imlvelm1tlicm 
wlhlose S\Ulibjed ma1t\1:er ns a jpllallll1t varielty or allll allllimaR ibll"eed. 
Maintainer is 1tlhle lllla1tUll"all Oll" Regall person respomlsliiblle fm manllllltanlOllllOlg a valnielty 
0Jr a breed; in 1tlbla1t case, 1the owner of ajpa1tellll1t may ibe 1tlhle breeder, 1tlhle lllla1tUll"all m llegall 
persollll wlhlo was 1tlfBll!l\Smrn]1t1ted 1tlhlis riglhl1t or his s\U\ccessor in 1tide. 
(1) Accmd!illllg 1t0 1tlhle ILaw, 1tlhle S1ta1te Office for !nvellll1tnom; amd 'fradiemalflks gll"2m1ts 
paltelmlts fm lliOlvelDlltnolDl for mlew varne1tnes of pllanlts alllldl bll"eeds of alDlnmaRs if 1tlhlese mee1t Hne 
jpll"Ovnsiolllls of Alf1tlide 7, pam 3 alllldl Artklle H of 1tlhle ILaw. 
No o1tlhlelf clOndinltnlOn may be imjposedi for 1tlhle glfan1t of a p2l.1tellll1t flOJ]' illllven1tnon if ltlhle 
2I.jpjpnkanlt meelts alln 1tlhle fOlflDTllallitnes jpll"Ovndiedi for iby ltlhlese lReglldaltnons. 
(2) 1rlhle Slta1te Office for !llllvenltiolllls 2I.lllldl 'frad!emarlks cOllllsJidlers 1tlbla1t 1tlhle pl\"Ovnsnolll\f~ 
of Ar1tJiclle 7 pam 3 alllld Artnde 1 Jl. of 1tlhle ILaw are melt H ltlhley were cOllllfirmedl nn wri1tnmlg 
by 1tlhle compe1teltln'c a1Ul1tlhlorn1tnes wlhlo have ltlble resjponsJibHilty lto clhleclk and 1tes1t 1tlhle llllew 
varieltnes or breedls. 
(3) Jay 1tlble grallll1t of 21. jpa1tellll1t for nllllvellll1tllollll, 1tlhle righ1t of ltlhle breedl or valfJielty 
bll"eeder lis recogllllllzedi for a period! of mnllllnm\U\m 20 yealfs, wlhlnch riglhlt slhlaU be wri1tl1:elDl 
dlOWllll nllll ltlhle pa1teml1t iss1Uledi. 
(4) Wlhlel1ll 1tlhle l1llew varie1ty of plallll1t or breed! of allllimrnali were breclby 1the breed!er 
who ns allll emplloyee, nllll 1tlhle cOlllldii1tnol!lls jpJl'Ovndledlby Artnde 5 palfa 1 neUer 21.) or ]p2l.lm 2 of 
1tlhle lLaw, 1the OWilller of 1tlhle pa1tellll1t for nllllven1tiollll slhlaH be 1tlhle em1tterprllse wlhlklhl bredl1tlhle IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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variety or bJreed, 1llinis lbtavllIDlg beeIDl recogIDlllzedtlbte breeder's lfnglbt1t fOlf tlbte varnety 0Jr bJreed, 
wnalbt tllne Begall obHga1tnoJll1 to pay aIDl eqplllutabHe addnHoIDlall compelmS2ltnolffi to tllne llneedlelf off 
tllne variety Olf breed, tlbte said compeJll1SatnoIDl benIDlg estaibllJislbledby It]me addliltnolDlaH 2ld to tfule 
UlDldluvid1Ul2lll ll2lbolUlJr C0Jll111Jf2ld 1tllnelfeof. 
m,UI1n~ 4\ ll. 0. CC([J)ffilailfifrn([J)!lD§ 1f([J)[F ttlln~ IE~fi§tt<e!lD(C<e ([J)1f Ia.\ JlDla.\tt<emlttla.\ltDn~ IT!lDW~!lDttn([J)!lD ttlln<e 
§\U\illljj~d"M.ftal\t\t~fr' ([J)IT' W\hl~(Clm ll§ tal Vtalfrfi~fr:r ([J)[f' lffi[f'~\t«l1 
(1) Tllile varie11:y or breed sllilaH be deemed to be lmew witlhliIDl tlble me2lIDlnlmg of Ar1tJlde 
7, para 3 am]] Artide 11 of tlble Law if, at tlble date of fiRiIDlg tlble appHcaltioIDl for the graJll11t 
of a breeder's rliglbl1t, tlble lblarveS1tedpropagatiIDlg materia] lblas IDlot beeIDl so]d1 or otlbterwllse 
disposed of Ito tlhlnrd parties by, 0Jr wntlbl tlbte coltllseltllt of, tlbte breeder, iIDl tlbte fOUOWllltllg 
cnrc1UlmstaIDl<t'::es : 
0) nIDl the territmy of Romaltllna earHer thaltll oltlle year bdOJre the pateltllt app]kaHoIDl 
fillnltllg dalte; 
(H) llltll tllile territory of other states eadier thalll fom years bdme the palteJllllt 
2lppllJicatlloIDl fiHlDlg date or, nIDl tlble case of trees, fnnnt-trees alDld vnnes ealfHer thaltll snx yealfs 
bdOJre tlble pateIDlt app]ication fiHltllg date. 
(2) The fad that a variety is mowltll 0Jr nts exislteIDlce has beeIDl disdosed does IDlot 
malke H nose Jits lll1ovd11:y wllthllIDl the mealll1llIDlg of pan-a (1) above. 
(1) Tlble variety or breed shallll be deemed to be distnIDlct nf they are deaJrny 
dnstnIDlg1Ulnslblaiblle born amy other variety or breed wlblose exnsteIDlce llS a ma1t\teJr of commOlfll 
llmowHedlge at tlble time of tHlle fJiHIDlg of tHlle appHcatnoIDl. 
(2) KIDl partk1Ulllar, tHlle fJillnIDlg of altll appllkatiolll1 Olf tHlle eIDltry of a variety nIDl the 
offidan register of varieties iIDl aIDlY otHller COllJlltlltry slblanll be deemed to reIDlder tlblat otlbter 
variety a ma1t\ter of commOIDl lkIDlowHedge from the date of regllJlHar fJiHltllg of the applkatuoIDl, 
provndedthalt the appHkatioIDl Heads to Ithe graIDltiIDlg of 2l breedler's righlt 0Jr from the date 
of eIDlternIDlg that va.riety nIDl aIDl officia] register of varieties, as the case may be. 
(1) Tlble varnety 0Jr breed shaH be deemed to be 1Ulltlliform if, sUJlbjed to tllne 
variatioIDl that may be expected from tlbte particUJlllar featmes of their reprodllJlctlloIDl 0Jr 
propag2ltiolll1, they are s1UlfficieIDlltRy IlJlniform iltll their rdevaltllt chal.lf2lcteristUcs. IP/NIlIROM/PI2 
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Tlble V2lJrllefty 0Jr bJreed slblallll be deemed tQ be stablle lif tlbleiJr JrdevallJlt dllaJrac11:eJrnstncs 
JremanJOl 1UlJOlclblaJOlged after repeated pwpagatiQJOl QJr, nllJl tlble case Qf a paJrtllc1UlllaJr cyde Qf 
plfOpagatnQllJl, at tllile ellJld Qf eaclbl s1Ulch cyde. 
(ll) 1l·'lillilllilg d:mtdl l[mMkatliollil of Hnc lPa11:cllllt !alPl[)lllicmlliollll aJrC lpcn-['ou JOlllcdl by oQ)8CIIVJiJlltg 
tlhle IPIfOVlisliQlmS Qf tlhle lLaw alllld! Qf tlffiese Regll1lllatnQJOls, wlitlffi 11:1ble fQllllowlilmg adld!il11:noJlllall 
reGlIUlftJrememlts : 
a) 11.ltne vd:ltR'ne11:y Olf breed! sltnann be lllmd!ivid!\lJ\anfized! by d!ellllQmRJrJlaltUQllJl, as jplfOvnd!etdl fOlf 
by tlffie Jreg1UlllatnQJOls, bQtlffi illJl tlffie patellJlt appllicatiQllJl aJOld nlm tlffie dlescJriptnQllJl allJldl danm; 
b) tQ med tlble Jreq1UlnJremeJOlt of 1UlJOlnty Qf tlble illJlveJOltnQllJl, sepamte patemlt appllkatllQlIJ\s 
slblaH be dlJmwllJ\ 1Ulp fQr eaclbl vaJriety QJr bJreed idellJ\tnfiedl by tlbleir dlellJlQmnllJlatiQlm; 
c) the patellJlt appllllcatllollJl shaU be accompallJ\ied by a statemellJ\t Qf the appHcallJ\t 
shQwhng that the variety Qr bJreedl have llJlQt beellJl offeredl fm salle or markdedl llllJ\ ]RQmallJ\na 
earHer thanll QllJle year bdme fiHnllg the appllkatiQllJl wWhl the State Office fm KnllvellJltnQm; 
aJllldl Tlfadlemarks, 0Jr eadneJr dnaml fQm yealfs bdOJre 15ilhilmg One appllkatnmll abwadl; 
dl) the appllk<lllIJ\t shallll aticach tQ the patellJlt appllncatnQnll at dledaratnollJ\ cQnllcemnllJ\g 
Hne canynllJ\g QlI.1It Qf tests accmdlillJlg tQ the plfOvisnollJls Qf AJrtide 7, pam 3 Qf the Law. U 
thelfe alfe s1lllch tests they shaH be attachedl theJretQ annd they shaH be llss1Uled by a 
cQmpdellJlt a1Ulthmity; 
e) the dlescriptnQllJl allJldl danms shaH be accQmpallJliedl, nf llllecessany, by cQllQlI.1Ir 0Jr 
bllack-alllldl-whnte phQtQS Qf the vaJrnety or breedl widn the imldlicatnQllll Qf the cQllQm cQdle; 
1:) the pJrllmnty dlQC1lllmeIDlts, iIDl the case Qf foreigIDl appHcaIDlts who have madle a first 
filinllJ\g inn alOlQthelf CQ1UlIDltry member Qf the Paris COllJ\VeIDltnQml, shaH CQIDltallIDl the lfeSll.1lnts Qf tlble 
tests perfOJrmedl by the competent autJlllOrity cOIDlcemllIDlg dne obseJrVaIDlce Qf pWVRSnQllJlS Qf 
Artide '7, pam 3 Qf the Law. 
(2) The dlesclniptiQllJl Qf the variety Qr blfeedl sllilallll be dlrawlm 1lllp SOl as tQ shQW dilC 
clblaracternstks almdltlble cOllJldlntnQIDlS impQsedlby Artide 7, pam 3 aJOldl Artide li li Qf the Law, 
liJOl the fQUQwnxng chapters expQsed sll1lccessnvdy nllJ\ the Qrdler bdQw: 
a) Tide (dleIDlQmnIDlatiQIDl) Qf the IDlew variety or the JOlew breedl 
The titne shaH cQlDltailDl the geJOleric dlesigIDlatiQlDl Qf the llllew valfiety 0Jr the lDlew 
breedl, the scielDltific dlesn.gIDlatiQlDl llllJ\ lLatnlDl (geIDl1lllS, speciJes, sll.1lbspecies, variety, COl-variety), 
nlDl CQmplln2lllllce wnth tlble llIDltematnQIDlall cQde fm tlble llllQmenlldatme of the c1Ullltnvated pllaJOlts 
aIDldl breedls Qf allllnmak 
b) fiend! Qf adivnty with tlble iIDldlicatiQnn Qf the taxQllllQmic PQsition IP/NIlIROM/P/2 
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Tlbllis dblap~eJf sWll21ftll COlllltt21lllll1 ttlble mal!l1lDler of ibJreedlJimle tthe ll1lew vaJrnefty of pHalrntt <OJr 
!breed\ OK allllllmall ( cWSSllllllg, selledllollli, ettc), 1flieM of appHJicattllOllll (agrJiclUlHhue, veeettalbl\e 
gwwnlIllg, fruH ewwRllllg, Jl:l\ower gwwnl!l1g, vlittJiclUIRttme, seJrliciclUIll\tlUlJre, zoottedlmy, ettc.). 
c) JP'lfllOlr alrtt 
TlhlRS dhmptter cOll1lttallrrns a ibrief presell1lttattnoIDl OK ttlble varne11:nes or ibreed\s of 11:lhe same 
cattegory, wlhJiclbl 11:lhley resemiblle Sl.lllld\ cOlUlndl be cOllllfolUllmd!ed\ wi11:h. The llll1l<OJr]plbloRogJicaR, 
pItnysnologncall, !biocbemJicall aIDld\ pwd\lUIdnoIDl cItnalf2lderllsttncs of ttItnese varidnes alllld ibreeds 
sItnallll ibe presell1ltted! iblllieJl:l\y as Une case may ibe. 
d) TItne pwlbliellll1l soRved! !by ttlble JlrrllVemtnoIDl 
This clblaptter preseIDl11:s 11:Itne pmibRem soRved\ iby 11:Itne mlew valrnefty of pllaIDl11: or ibreed of 
aJmlilDlllall alDlZdl wlhuicJbl lllDl2ly lrdatte 11:0 11:lhle follllownlOlg maliml pJro!bllems: 
lhlftelhl almdl seCIll\lfe jpwdhUldliolm; 
-nlDlcreatsedl ne§Jis11:atllllce tto lUIIDlfav01\1lJratiblle IDlatt1\1lJratll KacttOJrs; 
nllllcreasedl resRsttal.llllCe 11:0 ]pattogemlllc agelrll1\:s ( dliseases alOld pestts); 
-iIDlcreasiIDlg 11:lble pen';eIDl11:age of m;efull ma11:tter, dc. 
e) PreseIDl1tattioIDl of 11:Itne 11:eclblIDlJicall SOlllUlttioIDl 
Tlblns clhlap11:er preseIDl11:s 11:Itne JimpOJr11:aIDltt morpItnoRoencaR, plhlysnofiogJicaR, ibioclblemJicaH 
dll2llf2lctteristtJics wlhlJiclhl are d\is11:nIDlc11:, lUlIDlifolllIllll aml! s11:aibRe of 11:lhle IDlew variefty 0Jr lrlleW !breedl of 
aJIllnmal 
f) lPreseIDltta11:noIDl of plblo11:os ( 1fligmes ) 
lH[nglbl tCJllUlaHfty plblottos JiHlUIs11:ra11:11IDlg 1tlble asped of 11:lhle wItnoRe pllamt aIDld of ttlh\«~ 
Jrepn~seIDl1t2L1tnve compOIDlellll1t parts ( lblf2lllllcItnes, lIeaves, RJIllJl:l\orescences, Jl:l\owers, wlhoRe amldl 
sednoIDlafi fmutt, seedls), if IDlecessary fm 11:lble idlen11:ificattnoIDl, slblanll ibe a1t11:aclhled! tto eadhl 
d!escrllp11:JioIDl. 
Ot]bler aspec11:s may ibe ad\dledl11:Itnere1to, if 11:lble alUl11:hOJr dleems 11:lblis 11:0 be IDlecessary. 
The same 11:lIniIDlg is also vaHdl Km 11:Itne new ibreed\s. 
WlbleIDl coRoms or limes are danmed\, collom plblottos slhlaH be complUlllsOJrHy aUaclbledl 
11:0 11:lIne d\escrip11:JioIDl. 
g) De11:ailledl d\escrip11:ion of 11:lhle new varietty or IDlew breedl of animall (embodlnmeJIll11:) 
This clblap11:er slhlaU con11:ain, JiIDl 1tlbte firs1t part, 11:lbte pllace allrnd manner of oibtaJinnJIllg a 
JIllew varietty of plian11: or new breed of annmali (geni1tors, worlldng maJIllner, breedlhng mull 
sefiec11:ing works aIDld\ worlkiIDlg digrams). 
Tlbte descrnp1tioIDl slblallll be nIDl complliance wnttllil 1tlble IDlOlfIDS es11:albllnslhledl iby ttlble 
oompe1teIDl1t alUl11:lInori11:nes pms1UlaIDl11: 11:0 11:Itne JiJIll11:ema11:noIDlaH s11:alIDldlallndls. 
The pllnysnoHogicaR dll2Llfac11:ers, 11:lIne reslls11:aJIllCe to cHmatic fac11:ors~ 11:0 dlnseases, 11:0 
faHHllIDlg, precod1ty, vege~a~noIDl periodl, 11:0 sItnedldliIDlg, lbiocllnemncaR ones (tas11:e, fragram::e, 
sceIDl~) as wen as ttllne con11:en11: llIDl 11:Itne dnemnca] demeIDl1ts andl tllne pmdllUldJioIDl OIDl 11:lIne slUlrface 
1\1I]mll1t sllnaH lbe pJreseIDl11:edl. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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H lis Jreeommemlledl dftat wlit]h1lilll\ tllne d1eseJrnpttliOlt))S dJ\e h1Ules of eOllO\U1JrS Ski\O\Ullldl lue 
pJreselll\tterll as colloun-nmlrlllices, aecon-dlnlmg tto alll\ offidall ca\tallog1ll1e. 
Tlole IOmlllilOl adlval!llltages o!bttanlmedl !by cRllHivaltlilDlg ttlhle 100ew valniety on-!bn-eedl accon-dlJiJrng 
to tllile nmlVelDlltnoml slb12l11il !be plreselmttetd\ dledan-altnvdy, wlittlbJ01l11tt exphlllmaltliOltllS, nlll\ ttlbtns cfu12lpteJr, 
WnltllilOlllllt lllOldllicaHmlg ttlhle eeOllnOmTIllie almrll sodall vailRlles. 
(3) DIe danms shaH mee1l ttlhle foRllowilll\g lfeq]1Wlin-elnTllelOllts: 
-110 !be dear, eOJ!llcllSe, lto ll"dJled l1llne d1nstilll\clt mOll"pllilolloglicall almdl pllnysnoilogneall 
ellnamden-ns!tncs of !the variety on-!breedl wllnidm nnntdlnvnrll1lllallnzes !them 2lll11rll wllnnch shalln be 
1lllJ!llifoll'IDIll am.ll slta!blle; 
nllll ttlme lpllream!bTIe of 11:kile filfSfc lllll\dlepelll1d1elll111: danm, 11:kile dlelll1omnlll1afcnolll\ of \tIme valfliety 
on-Ibmcdl slh12llill be wJrnfc11:elm wli11:kil ttllile 11:21KOlnlOmJic dlelnlOmnlnla11:1iolm of 11:1he spedes, 2lS wdll as 11:1hie 
demelll1tts from ttbe firs!t sttage of 1tllile tdlescripltiolll1; aftelf ltlhle explfeSSllOJDI: "cfuulllfadelfnzetdl illm 
dn<llL." 11:llile JrdeV<lllmlt mon-lPkilollogJic211l cful<lllf<llclteJrns11:ncs lPeHlTll1iUlilln8 lto nJnI<Cl\nvlidlllll<llllli7.~~ dne IIn~~w 
V211rne11:'y on-Ibn-eed\ slbJaltll Ibe showlDl; 
-nJOI fclhte seeolll1tdl dallm, dlepelll1d1elll1tt 1lllpOJ!ll Itllne 1Oilr§tt, !tlhle plmyslloilogicall dmalfadeIrnsttlics 
slbJallll lbe pJreselm11:edl; 
> nml ttJbte ttfulnJrrll danm, dlepelOldlelllltt 010l ttillle filfstt amldl secoJ!llrll, ttillle lbnockilemJicall almdl 
1l:eeilllmlolloglicail efu12lraderllsttlics silllaH Ibe prtCselll1tterll. 
Other rllepeJlulleJ!llt danms tdlescrilbJiJ!llg JiJ!ll detain ttbe Jilll1dlepemlleJlllt danms !to willlJidn 11:illley 
rda!te or which caJlll preseJ!llt a metthodl on-plfOced1lllre of 1lllsnJlllg ttillle sandl variety or lbreerll on­
ottllneJr cllnaJracttell'listtllcs may !be fomll1lllllatterll. 
(4) The albsttmd of tthe hnveJlllttJioJlll sllnaU cOJ!llttanJ!ll tthe compllete dleJ!llomJiJ!llattnoJlll of tthe 
J!llew variety on-!breerll, liJ!lldurllliJlllg tthe taxoJ!llom1ic rlleJlllomnJ!llattnoJ!ll, fiellrll of appllkattnoJ!ll, tlhe 
manJ!ll IDon-pho]ogkall, pllnysiollogkan aJ!llrll techJ!llollogncall featmes wh1iclln JilInrllnvlirll1lllaHze ttfulem. 
(1) The variety of pllaJ!llt on-lbreerll of alinimall sllnaH !be desngJ!llatterllby a rlleJ!llOmnmlattllolDl 
dlesttllJlllerll tto ttllnenr geJ!lleric nrlleJ!lltnficattlloJ!ll aJ!lldl desngJlllatnoJ!ll. 
(2) The tdleJ!llomnJ!llatnoJ!ll sllnaH J!llott cOJ!lll1anJ!ll OJ!lllly J!llumlbers, exceptt fOll' !tllne cases nJDI 
wllnnclln !tllnns pradnce ns recogJlllnzerll fOll' the rllesngJlllattlloJlll of !the santdl varietnes or breedls. Tilllns 
sllnanll J!llot mnslleadl or gnve !birtlln to cOJ!llfusnoJllls regardnJlllg the charac!teristncs, val\\llc or tllne 
itdleJlllHfJicatnoIDl of tllne lbreed, variety Oll' JregardlnJlllg tllne idleJllltificatnoJ!ll of !the JPwd\\llceJr. The 
dleJ!llomiIDlatnOJ!ll sllnaH be differeJ!llt from other exnstiJ!llg OJ!lles. 
(3) The rlleJlllomnJ!llatnoJ!ll of ~he variety or ibreerll is nJ!llrllncatterllby tllne prorll1lllcer a~ tfule 
time of filliJlllg the pateJlllt appHcatnoJlll. If tllne State Office for liJlllveJ!lltioJllls aJlllrll l'rademarlks 
fJiJlllrlls 01lllt tllnat !the rlleJlllomnJlllatioJ!ll does J!llot meet tllne requlllfemeJ!lltts of para (2) above, tillle IP/NI1 IROM/P/2 
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fillilIllg of tlhle dlelIllomnmlltnolIll ns refused! allIlld! tlhle prod!1Ulcer slhlaH propose alIllotlher 
dlelIllOmnllllaltnolITl? wn1tlhnlITl 1two mOlIlltlhs from tlhe fillilITlg of ltfuH~ patelITlt appRicatnolIll. 
Tlhe delITlomilITla1tiolITl of 1tlble vark1ty or breed slhaRR be writtelITl Ul111 tlhe patelITlt issued. 
(4) ]Prior rltglhts of 1tlhlnrdl parties slhann lIllot be affected] if? by vllrtue of a prior riglh11t, 
ltlhle Ilntlilins<lltJiollll of 1tlhle d!eJOlOmnJOl<lltnOJIll of V<Illl·nety or Ilm~cd\ ns fon·lbnd!delDl to a persOHll wllno, nlln 
accord!amlce wn11JIl para (6) lbdow? is obHged! to 1Ulse it; llim 1tlblat case, tlhe Sta1te Office for 
]llDlvelDltliolD\s almd Tlratdemarks slhaRR ask tfule appRicalDlt to glive tlhe variety or breed alD\o1tlher 
dlelD\OmnlDlatnolITl. 
(5) Tlble S1tate Office for hlvemtllom; amll Tradlemarlks slhlaU regnster the 
dlelIllomnlIllatnolIll as req/1Ulested by tlhe forenglIll breed!er except wlhere tlhis dlel!llomnlITlatnolITl ns 
1UllIlls1Ulntab~e whlhliml tlhle iterriitory of lRomal!llna alITld!? il!ll itlh1e RaHer case? h slhallR req/1UlliJre itlh1e 
breedlelf ito s1Ulbmh alITlotlhlelf d!elIllomnlIllatnOl!ll. 
(6) Any otlher peJrsolIll wlho offers for sane propagaltnlIllg malteriaR of a variety or 
breedl pJrOtectedl lllIll tlhe teni1tory of RomalIllna slhaH be req1Uliredl 11:0 1Ulse tlhle dlenomnlIllatnmn 
registeredl wntlln tllne State Office fOlJ" TInvelIlltnom; alIlld! Trad!emarks everrn after tlhe expnratnolIll 
of itlhe breedler? s right? except wlhlere, nlIll accordarrnce witlhl tlhle provisiol!lls of pare (4-) above? 
prior riglhts prevelIllt s1Ulclh 1Ulse. 
(7) Wlhere tlhe appnical!llt faiRedl to .D.l!lldlicalte tlhle delIllominatiol!ll of tlhle variety or 
breed nlIll tlhe patelIllt appHcaHolDl am:ll/or descriptiolIll, the State Office for TIlIllventiolIlls alIlld 
Tradlemarlks slhaRR notnfy tlhe appRicalIllt abo1Ult tlhis, ofierilIllg lhlnm a time periodl to compnete 
tllne patelIllt appRkation witlhl tlhle dlenomnrrnation proposed!. 
(8) WfulelIll tlhe dlelIllomilIllatnolIll proposed d!oes lIllOlt meet the requiremelIllts of paras 
(1) to (7)? tfule State Office for KlIllvelIlltnOl!llS allIlld! Tradlemarlks slhaH lIllotll1fy tfule appnkalIllt, 
nlIllvitilIllg lhim to clhalIllge ltbe dlelIllomilIllatnolIll wWhnl!ll tlhe time bmnt accord!ed!. U tlhle appRical111t 
fanRs to alJmswelJ" the ilIllvitatnolIll wnthin the time gnvelIll? the patelIllt appHcation for tlhe valJ"nety 
or blJ"eedl slhaU be lJ"ejectedl. 
(9) Wlhen a variety or breedl are offeredl for sane? tlhese may be aUelIllded! by a 
mark? commerdall dlelIllomimlltnon or otlher similar hlldlncations wlhich permit to be easnRy 
recognized. 
(10) for malJ"ketRJrllg a JrRew variety or breedl for wlhich tlhe blJ"eedlelr?s rRglhllt ItS 
graJrRtedl, the propagatnJrRg material shall be visibly llabeHedl so thalt it sho1UlM be easHy 
recoglIllnzedl alllld/or may be aUelIlldledl by a dlistin.ctive sngn. 
(H) The Sta1te Office for Knvenltions and Trad!emarks shaH JP1UlbHslh 1tlhe 
denomnnatiolllls of varieties or breedls in the Official BuHetnn o~ Kl!lldlus1triali Property. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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(1) WlbleJre 1Ulpcm fllHllllg tlble patellllt appfincatnollll tlble appHcallllt dedares that the 
varnety or breed lblas beellll checlked! alllld tested by the competellllt aUlthority, tible State 
Office fow hl\Velll\tliOlIl\S almd Twademalrlks siblalili nmmediateRy 1lDlVllte the appfikallllt to trall1\smlit 
the llllecessary dOC\\.llmellllts to the cOIDpetellllt a1Ulthorities alllldl to JilllltOlllDIll the State Office fOJr 
[llllvelllltnolllls alllld TrademaJrlks llllll writillllg abo1Ult tIhle date wIhlelm these dlOC1Ulmellllts were fiRed. 
At the same time, tlble State Office for [llllvelllltnolllls alllld Trademarlks sIhlaU llllotRfy the date 
of the medl patellllt appHcatiollll to tlbte competellllt a1Ulthori1ly. 
(2) The competellllit a1UltIhlornty sIhlaU estabHsh tlb\e pfiace alllld dlate of testnllllg tible 
variety or Ilneedl, sIhlaRfi notify tIhlJis to the appHcallllt alllldl may? at the same time, ask the 
appllic2mt to do tlhle foHownllllg wntlblillll a time ]imnt: 
a) to rullmnsm tfule mateJrnans fow the gwwtlbl tests; 
ID) to flUllrJD\lislhl tlhle JilOlfOJrmaidolOl fOJr cawrylillllg omt tlh\e growtlhl tests for tlhle glivelOl 
valnietty 0Jr breedl; . 
c) to diesnglmate the q[1Ulalllltnty 2mdillllat1Ullfe of the pWjpl@gatnlTIlg matelnia~ ll1\eCess211ry fOJr 
the tests; 
d) the lldm:ll of tests alllld stamllanll methods to be appHed. 
(3) Tible aUltlblority respollllsi1bne for pedormillllg the tests shaH periodkaUy illllfOJrm 
tible appHcallllt aboUlt tIhle stage alllld pJrObHems occ1Ulrrillllg dUlring tIhle tests, aSDllllg Ihlnm to give 
tecIhlllllicaH assistalTIlce, as the case may be. 
(4) Up010l fillllllslblnllllg tlble tests, the a1l.lltlblorilty respolOlsnblle with tlble tests slblalll\ dlJraw 
1Ulp a report COlDltaJilDllig: 
a) test Jres1l.llhs; 
lb) mOJrphofiogncafi alllld plmysiofiogicafi cJhlamcteJrnstks of the variety 0Jr lbreed, 
alIllalysed illll oomparison witlbl tIhlose of tlbleh gellllitors; 
c) cOlllldm;nolllls cOllllcemnllllg tIhle pJrOvnsnolllls of Artnde 7 paJra (3) alllld Artide H 
of the lLaw. 
This shaRR be tJram;mnUed nllll copy, Ullllldu sngllllat1Ullfe, d1nrectly to the State Offke fow 
b\vell1\tJiom; alIl\d Tmdemarlks alllld to the appHcant, witIhlnlIl\ two years from the start of the 
tests. 
(5) Withiml two montIhls fwm receivilTIlg tlbte report, the appHcallllt has tIhle possnbnfinty 
to express Ihlns view about tIhle resUlhs tnmsmHted by the sand autlblority. 
(6) If sand aUltIhlority fans to comply witlbl the tnme limits tor pedormilIl\g the tests, 
or nllll case of Htngatiollll, the State Office for [llllvelllltnoIDls alllld Tmdemarlks sfimRfi resort to 
otlbleJr q[1Ulalliflled a1l.llthoritnes illll tIhle C01l.lllllltry or from abroad witIhl a view to calnry 01l.llt tlbtese 
tests. 
(7) Where tllne a1l.lltllnOJrnty responsnblle to cmrry OUlt tIhle tests HseU]s tIhle 3lPlPlillc211Illt 
of a patelmt for nllllvelllltiollll, the report cOlIl\Cemillllg tllile test res1Ulfits slhlaH be aplPlfOved by 
alIl\otheJr compdeJl1\t aUlthority illll Rom alllln a. 
(8) Rn tIhle examillllatnollll IPlfOced1Ulre, tIhle State Office for Kllllvelllltnolllls almd 
Tmdlem31d:s slhl@H take iJlllto 3lCC01l.llIDlt tlhle tests lPedormedllby otllner competeJlllt (lI.lllltlhloritJies IP/N/lIROM/PI2 
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fwm abwadl llf ftlhlese aJre parties fto ftlble ftlfeafcnes OJr hlIftemaftiolDlali COJlJlVelDlftnolDls ltO Wlblliclbl 
Romalffina ns anso a lpaunty on-based! oml JrecRpwcRfty. 
~\UlHlt 4l§ M JE:lltdurrmnrm101ltn@rm @if It!ln\e JID101lt\errnlt AIP>IP>ilutC101ltn@rrn§ Itltnle §\llllliJ.D\etCltn MI101ttttzeK' @W ¥.1JfJ!h1 
D§ 101 V101Irihelty @iF JIDllal:lImlt @il" ArrnnmmlOlll Jll)Jr\e~«il 
(1) lhe subsftaJllltive examnlffiaftiOltll of ltlble appHcaftioJllIs is pcedon-medl aficelf clmedldlOlE 
ltlble cOlllldlll1tRollll§ §1tnpulla1tedl by Rune 28. 
(2) TIme §1Ulbstalllllltlive examnlDlaftllollll of 1tlhle pa1te111lt appllnca1tnom; wlhlose sMbject maftfteJr 
lis a vaJrnefty of lpllalllllt OJr a Il:JlJreedl of amlnmall com;ns1t§ nlDl almallysing 1tbe fufillmenft of 1tllile 
coltlldlliHoID1S provndledl for by Artide 'I paJra (3) aml] AJrftlldle 11 of tIme JLaw aJOldl hll ob§errvnlDle 
tlhle pwvRsnolllls of fthe runes cOIDlCelmiltllg ftlhle gmwitllll fteslts canJiedl OMit by ftlhle compeftemlft 
aMfth,c)Jt"RltNes as wdt 
(3) Where it is ascerftaRlllledlftllllaft fthe pmvR§RollllS pmvRdledl for Rllll pam (1) above are 
me1t, 1tlllle Sfta1te Office for Kllllvellll1tnolllls llllllldl Trademarlk§ 1talkes 1the dledsnollll 1to glfil\llll1t a pateml1t; 
oftlhlerwuse, fthe paftellll1t appHcaftnOllll sllmllll be rejededl. 
(L1J.) lFoJr oftlhler procedmes ftlmallll tllilose providedl nlDl fthis ClblapfteJr, ftllile provnsllolDls of 
the regMllatnomls cOlOlcemnllllg the examnltllaalloltll of fthe paftemlft appHcaftnoltll slmallll be appllitedl. 
~\Ulnze ~ 0 ~n~lliltt§ 101l!1l«il ([))lliJlln~101ttn@l!1l§ ~<e§unllftnl!1l~ ifJr@lll!1l ttlhlze Prmftzedn@rrn @!f' V101lrfidlize§ 
101l!1l«il Jll)Jr<e~§ lliJy 101 JID101tt<el!1lft !i@Jr ITl!1lv<errnttfi@rrn 
(1) Kllll compHallllce wHh Artudes 34 alDldl 35 of the law, 1the follllowilmg ads iml 
lfesped of the plfOpagatRllllg maternali shaH re(]\Mllre fthe aMfthornzatnollll of tlble breeder on-of 
his SMccessor llllll ftntne: 
(ll) prodhllCtllollll Oll" repwductJiolDl ( muWpllka1tnon); 
(ill) cOlDldHnoIDliIDlg fOll" the pUlfJPIose of pwpagaftiOlln; 
(RH) ofieriltllg for salle; 
(iv) seHilffig or other forms of marlketllltllg; 
(v) exportilffig; 
(vi) Jimportllnng; 
(vii) stoclknltllg for 1tlble pmrposes preseltllfted above. 
(2) The Ilneeder or lblis S1l.llccessor in titRe may give lbli§ a1l.lltlblorllzation s\\llbjed to 
certall1lll conditnons and Hmntatno1llls. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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(3) JlJOI comllPH211111Ce witllil Alftides 34!-211md 35 of dJ\e Law, the ads amI resped of tlrJ\c 
harvested\ material! stnp\U\~a1ted at para ( 1) 0 -viIi) allso Jreq)\U\Jire time a\l.ll1thoJrJiza1tnOfin Iby dJ\c 
breeder Oll" hus !mccessOll" iltl\ HUe. 
(4!-) Ibe pmVnSnOltl\S of paJras (1) to (3) of tllilnS JR\l.ll~e aliso appliy for: 
0) vaJrlie1tnes Oll" \bJreeds deJrivRIDlg {mm a pmtededl vaJrllety Oll" \bJreed, except wlhlere 
tlble pmtected variety Oll" \breed RtseU didltl\o1t reslJJlH fmm derived varietnes Oll" \bJreeds; 
On) tlble varietnes m breeds whklbl are lITlot deaJrliy dnstJilITlgullslblaMe, lITlameliy they do 
ltl\ot oompRy wi1tlmtlble lPlll'OVllSllOlITlS of Artide 7, para (3) of the ]Law <lllITld OK RlJJlRe 4!-6 OK 1tllnese 
ReglJJlliatnc)ltJ\s; 
(m) tlble varieHes Oll" breeds wlblose prodlJJldioltll reqjlJJllllres tlble repeated lJJlse of a 
pmtededl v<lllfliety Olf blTccdl; 
(iv) time derllved varietnes or breeds wlliddll may be obtained \by tlli\e sdednolOl of a 
lDlatmall m limlhulced IDDmt2lIDlt, Oll" of 2l SOm2ldOlDlall valniallmL, dl\e sellecHolfll of a V ami aJrn 11 
nmj\nvlidmlli\ fmm pllalDlts of the Oll"igRltllaR varRety, backcmssnJnlg Oll" 1tralmsfolrma1tlioJnl \by gelt'lditc 
ellllgmeermg. 
(1 ) TIme \bJreed\er's rnglbl1t slhlalln JIllo1t e:deJIlld to: 
0) acts doltl\e privatdy alITld for lDlOlITl-COmmercllan p\l.lllfJPoses; 
(H) ads dOlITle fm the plJJllfJPose of \breednJIllg otlbler varietnes or \breeds, accOJrdRltl\g to 
the prevnolJJls rune; 
(m) ads dOlITle fm experimelITltan p\l.lllfJPoses 
(2) Tlhte \breeder's rnglhl1t slhtaU lITlentll1ler e:delITldi to 1tll1le ads diolITle \by smallll farmers wllJ\o 
\b\l.lly pwpaga1tnlDlg ma1ternali from a pwteded variety or breed for pJfOpaga1lllITlg PlJJlJfPoses 0101 
1tlhtenr OWlITl lhtolid]nlITlgs. 
Tlhte OWlDler of a patelDlt fm a variety m \breed llS olblliged 11:0 \be tlhte maRJtll11:allJrl\er 
thwlJJlgho\l.llt the vaRidity of the pw11:ectioltl\, lDlamdy he shaH have pJfOpagatiltl\g materiall. 
U dmliltllg the pJfOtectioJIll period the OWJIller caJIllltl\ot fumish the propagatiJIllg materiall 
\l.llpC)lJDl req[\l.llest !by the competelDlt allllthori1.y, this allllthority shaH lDlotllfy the State Office fm 
liJIllVeJIlltnolDls altlld Trademarks a!bcmt the ]lapse of the pateltllt 
The State Office fOJr liJIllveJIlltnoltlls .omdTradlemarks shaH wlnite the liapse of tlllle pateltllt 
nltll the Register of PateJIllts almd slhtaH p\l.llIbHslht it nlDl the Official! BllllUetiltll of Klmd\l.llstria~ 
Property. IP/N/1/ROM/P/2 
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(1) 1rlhle JrJiglhlt to tlhle p2ltem'c, ]xll 11:lhle C2lse oHlhle nllllvellll11:nolllls cll'e2ltedllby 2lllll empftoyee, 
slhl2lllll IbdoIDlg to tlble elDIllJpftoyee, nlDl tlhle follllownIDlg slltlUla1tnOJnm: 
a) tlhlell'e is a stiPlUlli2ltiollll illll dlle cOlllltll'act Iby wlhlidll 11:lhle emplloyee lhl2ls tlhle ll'ngM 11:0 
tlhle p2l11:eltllt; 
1b) 11:lhle nllllvellll11:nollll W2lS created illll tlhle cOllllldlitnolllls of All'tide 5 p2lm (1) lleUer 1b) of 
Olle lL2lw. 2l101d dllell'e ns 11110 cOlllltr2lll)' d2llUlSe nllll 2l cOlllltmd cOllllcernnllllg 1tlbie emplloyee's 
nllllvelm11:nolDU;;; 
C) the illllvelllltnollll c2lnied! OlUlt lby tlhle em]pRoyee dmillllg 211111 em]pRoymellll1t COlllltlf2lct lhl2ls 
11110 COllllJlllectncllll wi1tlhlthe 2lc1l:ivilty of the ellllterprise 2llllld! W2lS llllot cre2l11:eo illll the comse of the 
empnoyee's olUl11:ies; 
d) 11:lhle nllllvelDltnolDl is cre2lted nllll om~: of tlhle si1lUl2ltnolDls ]provideo for Iby RlUllle 40 2llll1d1 
the emplloyee lhlas inl11fo)flITOled11:1hle elm11:erprise nllll wrn11:nllllg accOJrd!illllg \1:.0 11:lhle provlisllOllllS of RlUllle 
50 Ib\\llt, witlhlhll 60 days bom tlble date tlhle illllfOJrmatioJnl was made, tlble elllltelf]prise has ID10lt 
filled tlhle patemt appllicatiollll whlhl the S11:21te Office for Kllllvelllltncmi a1!1lO 1rmoemarlk:s a1Illdl 
tlhlere is 1!1lC otlhler agreeme1!1lt lbetwee1Ill the ]parties; 
e) tlhle ellllterprnse is 1!1lct n1!1lteresteo, accOlrdillllg to tlhle PJrOViSllOllllS of AJftide 65 
]pamgmplhl 2 of tlhle lLaw. 
(1) AccOJrd!i1Illg to Artide 5 of tlhle Law, 1tlhle rllglb\lt to 1tlble p21t~mt for lllIllvelllltliolll1, nml 1tihle 
case of tlhle llllllVe1!1ltiolllls created! lby tlhle em]plloyees, slhlaU lbdollllg to tlhle emplloyer, llllll dlle 
foRllowllllllg cOlllld!ntn<cms: 
a) dne ll1!1lve1!1ltio1!1l lhlas bee1!1l created i1!1l the comse cf a COlllll1tJraiC11: wlhlliclhl provides fOlr 
tlble periOJrm2lllllCe cf 2l1!1l ll1!1lVe1!1l1tive missnollll. The C01!1ltmc1l: wntlbl llllllVe1!1lftllve mnSSl101!1l may Ibe 21101 
nlllldividlUl2lR RabolUlr C01!1l11:r2lc1l: c01!1ldmlled! 1lll]p01!1l emplioyme1!1lt, Oll' a ll'ellllewedl emlPlloymellll11: 
cOlllltrac1l: if alll1 ilDIVe1!1ltive missnOllll OCClUlJrS. 
The Ji1!1lventive missllon wm malk:e the object of a s]peciaR s1tJi.puRatllollll of tlhle contmct, 
!by wlblklhl tlhlere slhlaU lbe ex]pllidtRy estabRished 11:he teclhlnkaR fiddl, tllne 11:ecllnmlicaR probliem IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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0Jr plfObfiems wllnklln tllne empfioyee talkes tllne obfingatiollll to sofive with a creative cOlllltributiolD1 
couespomllillllg to his positiollll; 
b) tlli\e nliwelmtliollll !blas beellll created wit!blin a researcfu\ cOllll1lJract 
The researclln cOlllltmct sllnafifi stipu]ate tllnat tllne rngllnt to be grallllted a pakllllt Ibellollllgs 
entllner to tllne empfioyer wllno commnssioJIlled t!ble researclln, 0Jr to tllne researc!bl nJIllstntutioJIll, or 
to bo11:lln. 
U the researclln cOlllltract llnas lIllO suclln stnpu]atiollll, t!ble riglblt to be gmllllted a patent 
Ibdongs to tllne employer w!blo commissioned tllne research. 
c) tllne nlDlVelllltnOJIll llnas beellll created according to tllne condlitiolIlls of Artide 5 
]pamgmplhl 1l lleU:eJr b) of tllne lLaw, and nllll a cOlllltract cOllllduded wntlln tllne empfioyee tllnere 
lis a s1tlip\uIllatnoIDl lby Wllillidhl tlli\e lrngM. \to be gr«mted a patent for illllventnollll lbdollllgS to tllne 
elonl][)]loyelr. 
1) Tlhle employee, autlhlOJr of allll invention, slhlaH immediatdy inform in wriHllllg tllne 
mallllageJr of tllne ellllteJrprllse wllneJre llne wOJrlks about tllne nllllvelllltnon created nn tllne cOJlllditnolDls 
plfOvidled fOJr Iby Artnde 5 of tllne lLaw. 
2) Wllnen~ tllne nllllvelllltiollll llnas Ibeellll created by mOJre nnvelllltors, illllformatiollll slhlallll be 
jOlllllldy made by an tlhle llllllvelllltOJrs or tlhleir leg a] represelllltative. 
3) The llJlJ1foJrmatlloJIll slhlan con1taiJIll s1Ulffident data to peJrmi1t tlhle employer to lllllldmj)e 
t!ble invelllltnollll llllll one of t!ble categories plfOvided fOJr illll Artide 5 of tllne lLaw alllld llllll Ru]es 
4}O alllld 50. 
Tlhle llJIilfoJrmatioJIil sllnanl cOJIiltallllll : 
~ tllne s1Ulbject-maUer of tllne hJtvelllltiOJIil aJIild tllne appnicatnoJIil fidd; 
-tlhle ccmditiollllS illll wllnJiclln the nnventioJIil has been cJreated; 
-nlllld1UlSnOJIil of tllne nnvelllltnollll created by tllne emp]oyee-nnveJIiltOll' nJIil tllne 
pW'VlisnoJ01§ of AJrtide 5 of tllne lLaw. 
4) Tllne llJIilformatiollll sllnafil be attended by a dlescriptllOJIll of tllne llJIilVelllltllollll, wllnere dJ\e 
employer llnas tllne rigJlnt to be graJIilted tllne patent for illllvemtnollll. 
The descrip1tiollll sllnaH preseJIil1t tllne problem 1talkiJIilg nJIilto aCC01UlJIil1t tllne prior art, 1tllne 
plfOposedl sO]1Ultnollll aJIildl aJIil embodlimellll1t of tllne nJIilveJIiltioJIil. 
5) The llllllformatnoJIil COJIilCemllJIilg 1tllne inven1tllOJIil llS perfoJrmedl persoJIilalny to tllne 
empnoyer by registered ]eUer, so tllnat it may COJIllstit1Ulte tllne plfOof tllnat tllne emplloyer lhlas 
beeJIll llJIllformed wlltlln tllne observaJIllce of tllne confideJIlltlla] cllnall'actell'. 
6) Tllne time limit of 60 days provided for ilIll Artide 5 pamgraplln 5 of tllne lLaw 
starts from the date of fiHJIilg of tllne iJIllformation attended! by tllne d!escriptioJIil. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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'I) TfuH~ elT1Dljplloyer 2!lTIld the emmpRoyee have ltllot COlDnle to an agreemmeJlllt COJlllCeHlDlftrrftg 
tlble riglffit to be graJlllted a patelllnt, the miga\tlloltll faUlls \UllTIldler the ]misdliC1liol!ll IOf the 
cO\Ulrt,jpmsmmt to Artide 61 of the lLaw. liJlll this case, wlith a view to emmrnJlllg the 
pm1l.ectiIIOlnl of tlh1e nlnWeJOltnolDl, HAe patelOlt appllncatnolDl slhaUIl be flllled wnHil lflhe State OnRce 
fm llmlvelmtiIomls alDldl Trademarks by the il!llveJllltm prnm to lD10tltlfyRItl\g tlhle cmlllft, time lilmvelfJI1tolr 
llmvnJlllg the obnngatROJlll to nl!llfmm ltlhte empnoyeJr. 
8) KItl\ allll cases, faHme to Rl!llfonm m\Ult\UlaRUy, slhtallR blrnlOlg alblO\Ult tlhte respol!llsabnllnty fm 
prej\\lldices ca\\llsed accmdil!llg to AJrtnde 5, pamgr21plht 4} of the lLaw. 
9) D\\lllfhllg tllne pll'Ocedme up tlO tlhte p\\lllblincaticm of tllne patel!llt appRicatnlOl!ll,the 
employer allmd the emplioyee slhtalin rdmnl!ll fmm affilY diIsdos\Ullfe of the nllllVel!lltnolm. 
10) Kl!ll tllne case of am invention created accmdnng to the pll'OvisilOl!lls IOf Artide 5, 
pallragmplbl TL, kt1ter 1b) of tlhte lLaw, fm wlhtich tlhte empRoyee kms tlhte rngM to be gr2lJfftted at 
patel!llt, 1tlhe emplloyee lbtas tllile obllligatnolOl to maJke tlhle f1tlfst offelf fOlf a llicelOlce Olf fOlf 
assigl!llmel!llt 1t1O tlhte emplioyer wlhtose employee llne is. 
f'olinownltl\g tlhte offer, 1tlbie emplioyer shan slhtow al!ll nl!llterest for acq\Uliril!llg 1tfue rnglht1ts 
wntllnlilDl 3 mnlol!llths from the offer, wli1thil!ll a COl!ll1tract cOl!lld\\llded wnth its emplloyee. 
lif witlmltJDl 1tfulllS time perilOd the emplllOyer llims lDllOt SllnIOWl!ll lltS lll!llterest, the 
Jil!llventm,wfuo is 1tlllle IOWl!ller IOf tlllle pa1tel!ll1t llllas 1the rigfut to expliont his lll!llvel!lltnol!ll accOIfdiltl\g 
to a COl!lltmct comld\\lldled with a third party. 
U tllile empftlOyer has SlhtIOWl!ll its il!llterest, but the parties dnd l!llot all'll'nve at am 
agreemel!llt cOl!llcemJil!llg the price of the cOl!lltract, the Htigatiol!ll shallllbe sollvedby the com1l., 
pmsmmt to Artnde 61 of the lLaw. 
11) TIme Ministry of NatiOllmli Ddel!llse, the Mimlllstry of limteJrllTlali Affalt1rS, tllile 
IRomal!llial!lllil!lltemgel!llce Service shaH eliabmate the methodoliogy cOl!llcemnl!llg tfue nl!llvel!lltnom; 
crea1ted withil!ll tlllleilr illie]d\ of ac1tivhy, by observlll!llg 1the provllsliom; of Alftnde 5 of 1tliTte lLaw 
al!lld of these IRegullatnol!lls. 
1) Kl!ll 1tlffie case of the hl1vel!lltnol!lls for wlllliclln 1tlllle employer llnas 1tllne right to be 
glfal!llted a patel!llt, accordlil!llg to IR\\llle 50, tlllle il!llventor -who is tlllle employee thereof -has 
tlllle rigliTt1t 1to bel!lleilli1t from aJlll addHllOl!llall remamem1tion s1tip\\ll]a1ted by 1tliTte cOlllltmc1t wfuiclht 
provides for the perfOllmal!llCe of al!ll invel!lltive missiol!ll, or by al!llo1ther addi1tnol!llall act to 1the 
il!lldivid\\llall llabo\\llJl' cOl!lltract, accmdil!llg to Artide 5, letter c) of tllne lLaw. 
2) The amO\\llllllt of 1tfue addi1tJiol!llal remlllllIllem1tiolIll, 1tlhte mal!lll!ller altl\d1terms of paymelDl1t 
are estalbHskTted by l!llegotiation betweel!ll 1the parties. 
The adlditiol!llall remul!llemtnolIll may cOlIllsis1t lll!ll a illixed amoul!ll1t, linespectlive of 1the 
appHcatnoIDl of tliTte il!llvel!lltnol!ll all!lld of royahlies. IP/N/lIROM/P/2 
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3) Wlblelffi tlble nlffivelffituDlffi lblas lbeeJffi createdl1UllIlldler a researclbl cDlffitract, tlble adldlntnDlffia~ 
rem1lJtlffiemtnolffi wlblklbl alffi emp~Dyee-·nlffivelffitOJr has tD recenve, shaH lbe lffiegDtnatedl wnth tlhe 
empRDyerr wlrADse cmpllDyee lble is, lby mealITts of alITt adldlRtliOll1\all ad 1110 tR11e nJffidlnvndlllnall Ilabomr 
cOJffitrad, accDJrdlnlITtg tD AJrtnde 5, pamgraplbl 2 of tlble JLaw. 
1) WntlblnlITt tlble mealffinlITtg Df Artnde 66, paragraplbl 2 of tlble Law, tlble rem1UlJIllelfatnDIllI 
1110 wlblklhl tlble lllITtvelITtl1Dr is elffil1lltliedl fOJr l1lble inventiDns lITtDl1 rewanlled or partiallRy rewardledl, 
befme tlble cDming ilITttD fDrce Df tlhle present Law,slhlaH cDlffitain all tlhle materia! riglhlts 
pmvidledl for lby tlble prrevuDm; laws, ulffid1lJtdlulffig alsD tlhle eqj1lJtiva]ent rem1lJtneratHDn fOJr tlhle 
Dtlbler kga] rigMs res1lJthnlffig fmm tlble stat1Uls Df alUltlhlOJr Df an nnvelffitnDn, explDHedl Rlffi the 
natJiDllllall eCDllllDmy. 
11mese pecmllDlhuy DlbligatnDIDIS have IDlDt lbeeIDl fuUJiUed1 as a res\\lIh Df tlhle fanllme tD 
Dbserve tlhle lega~ l:md1 oontractual d\\ll\lies re~mnting fmm the assignmellllt act cDnd\\lldled1 wHtlm 
regardl110 tlhle riglblt to lbe granted a patent, lby tlhle state represented lby tlhle emplDyers wlhlo 
are tlhle OWlffiers of tlhle patents, 0Jr lby the employers WlhlD exploited tlhle JinvelllltiDlffi. 
2) Wlhlellll tlhle rem\\llllllemtiollll pmvided fDr Jillll Artide 66, pamgraplhl 2 of tlhle Law us 
JIllegotnatedl, tlble foUDwnng may lbe m;ed: 
a) pDst-cak1tdatiDn Qf tlhle eCQnQmic advaJIlltages per year Qlbtailffied by tlble \\lIse of 
tlhle lllffivemtiQlITt, dlmwlITt \\lip lby the emplQyer whQ exp]Qnted the llnVellJl11:nQlffi. 
Where tlhle pDst-ca]c\\llllatiDlffi is lIJIDt dlrawllJl 1Ulp at Hlle dlate Df cQming intQ fQrce Df 
these lReg1UlliatiDlffis, tlhle employer WhD expliQited the illJlVeJIlltnDlIJI has the QlbUgatHDJffi, 1IJtPQlffi 
tlble nllJlventOll"s reqj\\llest, tD eliabOll'ate amll tQ approve the pDst-cak1UlllatiDlIJI; 
lb) tlble econDmk Dr sDdal adlvantages estimatedl lby the emplDyer wlhlere Ut us lffiDt 
pDssible tD perform a dlurect PQst-ca]c\\ll]atuQn Qf tlhle eCOllllOmnc advallll1l:ages (dRffereJffi{~e 
lbetweelffi tlble CDSts, eHmJinatJiDJIll 0Jr red1l.llctJiDn Qf tlble nmpDrts, etc). 
3) WHlh a view tD starting tlhle negDtiatiQlITt, tlhle inventQrs, basedl IOn the PQst­
cak1UllatiQllll drawn \\lip lby the empliQyer whQ explQited the hllVelllltnollll, reqjm~st the empnQyer 
tQ give them the rem\\llnemtUQIlll tQ whklh they are elllltHlled, Iby fi.UHllllg illll alllld s\\lllbmiUnlITtg tlhle 
cak1l.ll1atiollll note (appendix 1 or appendix 2 of tlhlese Reg\\llnations), dependillllg Ollll the dlate 
of fiHllllg the pa1tent 2l.lPpHc21.tiollll with The State Office fOIf Kllllven1tiQllllS alffid Tradlemalfks, 
mllmdy lbefore or after tlhle 2-lllldl Qf Felbruary,1975. IP/N/1/ROM/PI2 
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4) 'r-'flb1te ioi:adl wlniUe11l1 RlITl ilme callc\\llllailioml lDloie (ilhle JOilf§t lPalft of alPpemldlJix mlo.)1 0Jr 'J,) 
lfelPlfeseHllt tJhle mhnnrnllUlm fwm wJhlkJhl tJhle lDlegotnainolDl may start. 
The lfes1!.ll1las of l'clble illl<ego11:nattnolffi axe writltelffi nlffi 11:lhle lffiego11:nSl.11:noHll lDlol'ce (11:Jhle secolDltClljp2lrt 
of aJPJPcIllltdhix 11 Olr ?), wlbliclb ;(Il)ne Sliglnlcdl ~\lDldl cOlnlslt1i11:lulltc <1\ f>OIIil!tlrac11: Clcmdilultdlcdi <l\coonlllillllg lto 
11:Jhle Regal! PWVRSliollllS. 
5) H tJhle parties dlo llllot come to alDl aBlfeemeJ1l1t afielf iJhle J1l1egotnatn0J1l15, tlh1e 
nJitJiga11:UOlDI us of[ tlh1e compdeJD\ce of 11:he CO\\.llJft