Welcome to the Austrian Patent Office
Dresdner Straße 87 · A-1200 Wien, Austria Phone +43 (1) Fax +43 (1) Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Competencecenter Central Authority for industrial property rights since 1899
Organization Scheme Service- and Information Center Partial legal entity President Technical group Legal group 60 persons 210 persons
Good reasons to think about the AUSTRIAN PATENT OFFICE regarding TM-protection in Europe
Civil Service Pre-application customer-oriented information service: Based on: know-how of legal experts, extensive literature, internal and external database Search report integral part of the registration procedure: Timely information on existing registered earlier rights before registration Thorough examination procedure Examination on absolute grounds + check of list of goods and services Priority-oriented registration procedure Average length of registration procedure (positive examination): weeks Accelerated registration procedure on demand (e.g. if a pre-application similarity search has already been made)
Serv.ip – Service Center Pre-application similarity search report Database: registered and applied trademarks (National, International designating AT, Community) Monitoring of trademarks Similarity searches at regular intervals (database see above) Written information List of trademarks of a specified owner Copies from the trademark register Up-to-date information on national and international trademarks Internet access to the Austrian Patent Offices`s database
Trademarks A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Word marks NOKIA Figurative marks Combined trademarks Three-dimensional marks, sound marks, colour marks Duration of protection: 10 years, repeatedly extendable Costs: approx. 360,00
AT-IPRights 2007 Trademarks national 8664 Trademarks international 5928 (Registrations and subsequent designations) Designs 1021 Patents and Utility Models 3543
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