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Law No. 120 of December 18, 1992 regarding Fees for Patent Applications and Patents, Romania

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Main text(s) Main text(s) Romanian Lege nr. 120 din 18 decembrie 1992 privind taxele pentru cererile de brevet de inventie         English Law No. 120 of December 18, 1992 regarding Fees for Patent Applications and Patents        

Law regarding fees for patent applications and patents

The Parliament of Romania shall adopt this Law.

Art. 1 – The fees for the proceedings provided for by Patent Law no. 64/1991 shall be paid into the account of the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, in the amounts and time limits provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 and shall represent incomes at the State budget.

The amounts of fees in lei (national currency) provided for in Annexe 1 shall be indexed according to the Law.

Art. 2 – The sums representing the received fees shall be deposited by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks at the state budget, according to the provisions of the Ministry of Finance, that shall be issued within 30 days from the entry into force of this law.

Art. 3 – The fee for the issuance of patent and the printing of description shall be paid within 6 months from the publication of the grant of patent. This fee – increased with 50% – may also be paid within a new time limit of 6 months, calculated from the expiration of the first time limit.

Failure to pay such fee provided for in paragraph 1, within the established time limits, shall cause the forfeiture of the owner from the patent issuance rights.

The forfeiture shall be published into the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property.

Art. 4 – The fees for maintenance into force of patent shall be due from the date of the patent application filing, inclusive for the year in which the patent is granted, and shall be paid within 3 months from the date of issuance of patent.

The fees for maintenance into force shall be paid until the first day of each year of protection for the following years of the issuance of patent.

Such fees – increased with 50% – may also be paid in the following 6 months from the expiration of time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Failure to pay such fees within the time limits provided for in this article shall cause the forfeiture of the patent owner's rights under the patent.

The forfeiture shall be published into the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property.

Art. 5 – The inventors, applicants or patent owners having an annual gross revenue up to 1,000,000 lei and having not transferred the right for the exploitation of invention shall pay 10% of the fees amount provided for in the Annexes 1 and 2 of this Law.

Public institutions and commercial societies as well having an annual gross revenue less than 10,000,000 lei and less 200 employees and having not transferred the exploitation of invention right shall pay 50% of the fees amount provided for in Annex 1 or Annex 2, as the case may be.

The scholars, students and the military in term shall be exempt from the payment of fees provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 as individual authors of invention and as members of groups as well formed exclusively by such categories of persons during the period of their quality for the on going proceedings during the same period of time.

Art. 6 – A share up to 30% from the annual revenues obtained in national or foreign currency, as a result of enforcement of this Law, may be used by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks for fulfilling the activities regarding the technical endowment and computer database provided for in art. 64 letter c) of the Patent Law no. 64/1991.

The annual share of such fund shall be established by the budgetary law and the modality of constitution and use of such fund provided for in paragraph 1 shall be established by dispositions of the Ministry of Finance.

Art. 7 – The fees provided for in Annexes 1 and 2 shall be due for the non-effected proceedings until the date of entry into force of this Law.

Art. 8 – On the date of the entry into force of this Law, The Decision of Government no. 227/5.05.1992 concerning payment of fees for patent applications and patents shall be repealed.

This Law has been adopted by the Senate in the session of December 3, 1992 according to the provisions of art. 74 para (2) of the Constitution of Romania.

President of the Senate Prof. univ. Oliviu Gherman

This Law has been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies in the session of December 7, 1992 according to provisions of art. 74 para (2) of the Constitution of Romania.

President of the Chamber of Deputies Adrian Nãstase

Bucharest, December 18, 1992 No. 120

AMOUNTS AND TIME LIMITS concerning payment of fees in national currency (lei) and foreign currency for patent applications and patents

No.

Object of payment

Time limits for payment

Amount of (lei)

fee ($)

1.

Registration of the patent application

– in the first month from the date of filing

6,000

30

– in the 2nd or the 3rd month of the date of filing

9,000

45

2.

Publication of the patent application, at the expiration of 18 months from the date of filing or of priority

– within 3 months from the date of priority claiming or within 6 months from the date of filing

10,000

50

3.

Publication of the patent application before expiration of 18 months from the date of filing or of priority

– at the same time as publication is requested

15,000

75

4.

Search report

– within 18 months from the date of filing

20,000

100

5.

Search report for international applications, registered under the P.C.T.

– at the time the publication of search report is requested

10,000

50

6.

Examination of patent application whose specification does not exceed 10 pages and 5 claims

– within 3 months from the date of filing, without publication of the patent application

90,000

450

– between the 4th and the 15th months from the date of filing

60,000

300

– between the 16th and the 30th months from the date of filing

40,000

200

– at the time the urgent examination is requested

120,000

600

7.

For each page in excess(of 10)

1,000

5

8.

For each claim in excess(of 5)

2,000

10

9.

Issuance of patent and printing of specification

– within 6 months from the date of publication of the decision

20,000

100

10.

Examination of an opposition

– at the time the opposition is filed at the OSIM

30,000

150

11.

Examination of an application for revocation

– at the time the application for revocation is filed at OSIM

60,000

300

12.

Maintenance in force of the patent, for each year:

– the first 5 years

16,000

80

– years 6 to 10, inclusive

30,000

150

– years 11 to 15, inclusive

60,000

300

– years 16 to 20, inclusive

100,000

500

13.

Reinstatement of the patent

– at the time the application for reinstatement is filed at OSIM

60,000

300

14.

Completion of the patent application filing:

a) subsequent filing of claims and drawings

– at the time filing is effected at OSIM

2,000

10

b) filing of the translation in Romanian

– at the time filing is effected at OSIM

4,000

40

15.

Claiming of priority:

a) at the time the application is registered

– when the patent application is filed at OSIM

10,000

50

b) within 2 months from the date on which the patent application

– when the priority claiming document is filed

40,000

200

16.

Issue of a priority certificate

– when the application for the issuance of the certificate is filed

1,000

5

17.

Forwarding of the international application, from OSIM, as receiving office, to the International Bureau of WIPO

– before the 13th month from the international priority date

10,000

50

18.

Maintenance of the “secret” status for the documentation of a patent

– two months from conferring the “secret” status

8,000

40

19.

Maintenance of the “non-public” status for the documentation of a patent application, yearly

– at the time the request for such status is filed

8,000

40

20.

Maintenance in force of a patent of improvement

a) during its life-time application, yearly

– according to Section 4 of this Law

*

*

b) after the expiration of its life-time

– according to section 4 of This Law

*

**

21.

Registration of a change in the legal status of the patent application or of the patent:

a) registration of an assignment

– at the time the assignment is registered at OSIM

20,000

100

b) registration of a licence of exploitation

– at the time the licence is registered at OSIM

20,000

100

c) other modifications

– at the time the request is registered at OSIM

5,000

25

22.

Issue of documents, certificates, copies, duplicates etc.

– at the time the request for issue is registered at OSIM

2,000

10

* 50% of the fee provided for under No. 12 in this Annexe

** the same amount as provided for under No. 12

 Lege Nr. 120 din 18 decembrie 1992 privind taxele pentru cererile de brevet de inventie

LEGE NUMAR: 120 DIN 18/12/92 privind taxele pentru cererile de brevet de inventie si pentru brevetele de inventie

EMITENT: PARLAMENTTL ROMANIEI APARUTA IN MONITORUL OFICIAL NR. 1 DIN 08/01/93

Parlamentul Romaniei adopta prezenta lege.

ART. 1

Taxele pentru procedurile prevazute de Legea nr. 64/1991 privind brevetele de inventie se platesc in contul Oficiului de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci, in cuantumul si termenele prevazute in anexele nr. 1 si 2 si constituie venituri la bugetul de stat. Cuantumul taxelor in lei prevazut in anexa nr. 1 se va indexa potrivit legii.

ART. 2

Sumele reprezentind taxele incasate se varsa de Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci la bugetul de stat, potrivit instructiunilor Ministerului Finantelor, care se vor emite in termen de 30 de zile de la intrarea in vigoare a prezentei legi.

ART. 3

Taxa pentru eliberarea brevetului de inventie si tiparirea descrierii se plateste in termen de 6 luni de la publicarea hotaririi de acordare a brevetului. Aceasta taxa - majorata cu 50% - poate fi platita intr-un nou termen de 6 luni, calculat de la expirarea termenului initial.

Neplata taxei prevazute la alin. 1, in termenele stabilite, are ca urmare decaderea titularului din dreptul la eliberarea brevetului de inventie.

Decaderea se publica in Buletinul oficial de proprietate industriala.

ART. 4

Taxele pentru mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului de inventie se datoreaza de la data depozitului cererii de brevet, inclusiv pentru anul in care se elibereaza brevetul, si se platesc in termen de 3 luni de la eliberarea brevetului.

Pentru anii urmatori eliberarii brevetului de inventie taxele de mentinere in vigoare se platesc pina la prima zi a fiecarui an de protectie.

Aceste taxe - majorate cu 50% - pot fi platite si in urmatoarele 6 luni de la expirarea termenelor prevazute la alin. 1 si 2.

Neplata taxelor in termenele prevazute de acest articol are ca urmare decaderea titularului din drepturile decurgind din brevet. Decaderea se publica in Buletinul oficial de proprietate industriala.

ART. 5

Inventatorii, solicitanti sau titulari ai brevetelor de inventie, care au un venit anual brut de pina la 1.000.000 lei si care nu au transmis dreptul de exploatare a inventiei, platesc 10% din cuantumul taxelor prevazute in anexele nr. 1 si 2 la prezenta lege.

Institutiile publice, precum si societatile comerciale cu un profit brut anual mai mic de 10 milioane lei, avind un numar de salariati mai mic de 200 si care nu au transmis dreptul de exploatare a inventiei, platesc 50% din cuantumul taxelor prevazute in anexa nr. 1 sau anexa nr. 2, dupa caz.

Sint scutiti de plata taxelor prevazute in anexele nr. 1 si 2 elevii, studentii si militarii in termen, atit ca autori individuali de inventii, cit si in colective formate exclusiv din aceste categorii de persoane, pe timpul cit au aceasta calitate si pentru procedurile aflate in derulare pe perioada in care au calitatea respectiva.

ART. 6

Din veniturile anuale obtinute in lei si in valuta, ca urmare a aplicarii prezentei legi, o cota-parte de pina la 30% va putea fi utilizata de Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci pentru realizarea activitatilor legate de dotarea tehnica si a bazei de date informatizate prevazute la art. 64 lit. c) din Legea nr. 64/1991 privind brevetele de inventie.

Cota anuala de constituire a acestui fond se va stabili prin legea bugetara, iar modul de constituire si utilizare a fondului prevazut la alin. 1 se vor stabili prin instructiunile emise de Ministerul Finantelor.

ART. 7

Pentru procedurile neefectuate pina la data intrarii in vigoare a prezentei legi se datoreaza taxele prevazute in anexele nr. 1 si 2.

ART. 8

Pe data intrarii in vigoare a prezentei legi se abroga Hotarirea Guvernului nr. 227 din 5 mai 1992 privind taxele pentru cererile de brevet de inventie si pentru brevetele de inventie.

Aceasta lege a fost adoptata de Senat in sedinta din 3 decembrie 1992, cu respectarea prevederilor art. 74 alin. (2) din Constitutia Romaniei.

PRESEDINTELE SENATULUI prof. univ. OLIVIU GHERMAN Aceasta lege a fost adoptata de Camera Deputatilor in sedinta din 7 decembrie 1992, cu respectarea prevederilor art. 74 alin. (2) din Constitutia Romaniei.

PRESEDINTELE CAMEREI DEPUTATILOR ADRIAN NASTASE ANEXA 1 CUANTUMUL SI TERMENELE privind plata taxelor in lei ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Nr. Obiectul platii Termenele de plata Cuantum taxa crt. - lei ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Inregistrarea cererii de brevet - in prima luna de la data de inventie depozitului 6.000 - in lunile a 2-a si a 3-a de la data depozitului 9.000

2. Publicarea cererii de brevet de in- - in 3 luni de la data invoventie la expirarea termenului de 18 carii prioritatii sau in luni de la data depozitului sau termen de 6 luni de la prioritatii data depozitului 10.000

3. Publicarea cererii de brevet de in- - o data cu solicitarea puventie inainte de expirarea termenu- blicarii 15.000 lui de 18 luni de la data depozitului sau prioritatii

4. Raport de documentare - pina in luna a 18-a de la data depozitului 20.000

5. Raport de documentare pentru cere- - o data cu solicitarea purile internationale inregistrate blicarii raportului 10.000 conform Tratatului de cooperare in domeniul brevetelor

6. Examinarea cererii de brevet de in- - in 3 luni de la data depoventie pentru o descriere care nu zitului, fara publicarea depaseste 10 pagini si 5 revendicari cererii de brevet 90.000 - intre lunile a 4-a si a 15-a de la data depozitului 60.000 - intre lunile a 16-a si a 30-a de la data depozitului 40.000 - o data cu solicitarea examinarii de urgenta 120.000

7. Pentru fiecare pagina in plus 1.000

8. Pentru fiecare revendicare in plus 2.000

9. Eliberarea brevetului de inventie - in 6 luni de la data pusi tiparirea descrierii blicarii hotaririi 20.000

10. Examinarea unei contestatii - o data cu depunerea con testatiei la O.S.I.M. 30.000

11. Examinarea unei cereri de revocare - o data cu depunerea la

O.S.I.M. a cererii de revocare 60.000

12. Mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului de inventie pentru fiecare an:

- primii 5 ani 16.000 - anii 6-10 inclusiv 30.000 - anii 11-15 inclusiv 60.000 - anii 16-20 inclusiv 100.000 13. Revalidarea brevetului - o data cu depunerea la

O.S.I.M. a cererii de revalidare 60.000

14. Completarea depozitului cererii de brevet de inventie:

a) depunerea ulterioara a reven- - o data cu depunerea la dicarilor si desenelor O.S.I.M. 2.000 b) depunerea traducerii in limba - o data cu depunerea la romana O.S.I.M. 8.000

15. Invocarea prioritatii:

a) o data cu inregistrarea cere- - la depunerea cererii de brevet rii de brevet de inventie de inventie la O.S.I.M. 10.000 b) in termen de 2 luni de la data - la depunerea documentului de inregistrarii cererii de brevet invocare a prioritatii 40.000 de inventie

16. Eliberarea unui certificat de - la depunerea cererii pentru prioritate eliberarea certificatului 1.000 17. Transmiterea cererii internatio- - pina in luna a 13-a de la data nale de la O.S.I.M., ca oficiu prioritatii internationale 10.000 receptor, la Biroul International al O.M.P.I.

18. Mentinerea in regim "secret" a - la 2 luni de la atribuirea documentatiei unei cereri de caracterului "secret" 8.000 brevet de inventie/an

19. Mentinerea in regim "nepublic" - o data cu depunerea solicia documentatiei unei cereri de tarii acestui regim 8.000 brevet de inventie/an

20. Mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului de inventie de perfectionare:

a) pe perioada valabilitatii bre- - conform art. 4 din lege 50% din vetului de inventie de perfecti- taxa preonare vazuta la pct. 12 din prezenta anexa b) pe perioada dupa incetarea va- - conform art. 4 din lege acelasi labilitatii brevetului de inven- cuantum tie de perfectionare ca la pct. 12

21. Inregistrarea unei modificari in situatia juridica a cererii de brevet sau a brevetului de inventie:

a) inregistrarea unei cesiuni - o data cu inregistrarea cesiunii la O.S.I.M. 20.000 b) inregistrarea unei licente - o data cu inregistrarea lide exploatare centei la O.S.I.M. 20.000 c) alte modificari - o data cu inregistrarea solicitarii la O.S.I.M. 5.000

22. Eliberarea de acte, adeverinte, - o data cu inregistrarea la duplicate, copii, certificate etc. O.S.I.M. a solicitarii pentru eliberare 2.000 –

ANEXA 2 CUANTUMUL SI TERMENELE privind plata taxelor in valuta ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------Nr. Obiectul platii Termenele de plata Cuantum taxa crt. ($) ------------------------------------

1. Inregistrarea cererii de brevet - in prima luna de la data de inventie depozitului 30 - in lunile a 2-a si a 3-a de la data depozitului 45

2. Publicarea cererii de brevet de - in 3 luni de la data invocarii inventie la expirarea termenului prioritatii sau in termen de de 18 luni de la data depozitului 6 luni de la data depozitului 50 sau prioritatii

3. Publicarea cererii de brevet de - o data cu solicitarea publicainventie inainte de expirarea carii 75 termenului de 18 luni de la data depozitului sau prioritatii

4. Raport de documentare - pina in luna a 18-a de la data depozitului 100

5. Raport de documentare pentru ce- - o data cu solicitarea publirerile internationale inregistrate carii raportului 50 conform Tratatului de cooperare in domeniul brevetelor

6. Examinarea cererii de brevet de in- - in 3 luni de la data depoziventie pentru o descriere care nu tului fara publicarea cererii depaseste 10 pagini si 5 revendicari de brevet 450 - intre lunile a 4-a si a 15-a de la data depozitului 300 - intre lunile a 16-a si a 30-a de la data depozitului 200 - o data cu solicitarea examinarii de urgenta 600

7. Pentru fiecare pagina in plus 5

8. Pentru fiecare revendicare in plus 10

9. Eliberarea brevetului de inventie - in 6 luni de la data publicasi tiparirea descrierii rii hotaririi 100

10. Examinarea unei contestatii - o data cu depunerea contestatiei la O.S.I.M. 150

11. Examinarea unei cereri de revocare - o data cu depunerea la O.S.I.M. a cererii de revocare 300

12. Mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului de inventie pentru fiecare an:

- primii cinci ani 80 - anii 6-10 inclusiv 150 - anii 11-15 inclusiv 300 - anii 16-20 inclusiv 500

13. Revalidarea brevetului - o data cu depunerea la

O.S.I.M. a cererii de revalidare 300

14. Completarea depozitului cererii de brevet de inventie:

a) depunerea ulterioara a reven- - o data cu depunerea la dicarilor si desenelor O.S.I.M. 10 b) depunerea traducerii in limba - o data cu depunere la romana O.S.I.M. 40

15. Invocarea prioritatii:

a) o data cu inregistrarea cererii - la depunerea cererii de brede brevet de inventie vet de inventie la O.S.I.M. 50 b) in termen de 2 luni de la data - la depunerea documentului de inregistrarii cererii de brevet de invocare a prioritatii 200 inventie

16. Eliberarea unui certificat de pri- - la depunerea cererii pentru oritate eliberarea certificatului 5 17. Transmiterea cererii internationale - pina in luna a 13-a de la de la O.S.I.M., ca oficiu receptor, data prioritatii internatiola Biroul International al O.M.P.I. nale 50

18. Mentinerea in regim "secret" a docu- - la 2 luni de la atribuirea mentatiei unei cereri de brevet de caracterului "secret" 40 inventie/an

19. Mentinerea in regim "nepublic" a - o data cu depunerea solicidocumentatiei unei cereri de brevet tarii acestui regim 40 de inventie/an

20. Mentinerea in vigoare a brevetului de inventie de perfectionare:

a) pe perioada valabilitatii breve- - conform art. 4 din lege 50% din tului de inventie de perfectionare taxa prevazuta la pct. 12 din prezenta anexa b) pe perioada dupa incetarea - conform art. 4 din lege acelasi valabilitatii brevetului de cuantum inventie de perfectionare ca la pct. 12

21. Inregistrarea unei modificarii in situatia juridica a cererii de brevet sau a brevetului de inventie:

a) inregistrarea unei cesiuni - o data cu inregistrarea cesiunii la O.S.I.M. 100 b) inregistrarea unei licente - o data cu inregistrarea de exploatare licentei la O.S.I.M. 100 c) alte modificari - o data cu inregistrarea solicitarii la O.S.I.M. 25

22. Eliberarea de acte, adeverinte, - o data cu inregistrarea la duplicate, copii, certificate etc. O.S.I.M. a solicitarii pentru eliberare 10


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