If having an idea and wanting to protect it and get an exclusive right over it, then you need to know:
1. What can be patented?
- A product or process
When we refer to the patent, the legal regulations impose restrictions on what can be patented and a clear specification of what cannot be patented.
2. What conditions must an idea meet in order to obtain a patent?
- To be new
- To involve an inventive step
- To be possibly industrially implemented
Before taking the road leading to the patent, it is necessary to pass the idea through the filter of the three conditions. Thus, through documentary research and adequate analysis of the results obtained, it can be assessed whether the idea meets the required conditions.
3. What documents are submitted to OSIM in order to obtain the patent?
The documentation submitted to OSIM for the examination and granting of the patent for the invention must contain:
- Application for a patent
- Description of the invention
- Drawings related to the invention
The way the description is made is a specific one, and our advisors will help you to translate the idea into a valid form.
4. What happens to the patent application after filing with OSIM?
The application will be submitted to the examiners for analysis depending on the stage they are at, so in short, the steps are:
- Preliminary examination of the application
- Substantive examination of the invention
- Publication in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property
- Granting the patent or rejecting the application
5. How much does it cost to register a patent?
The registration of a patent application involves the payment of certain fees to OSIM (depending on the stage the application is at ) and the payment of industrial property services if you choose to handle the entire patent procedure.
The basic fees paid to OSIM are:
- Registration fee - 30 euros
- Publication fee - 50 euros
- Examination fee - 300 euros
- Patent certificate issuance fees - 100 euros
In addition to the mentioned fees, there may be other fees such as emergency, priority, maintenance fees, fees related to other services offered by OSIM, etc.
The complete list of taxes can be found here….
The industrial property services related to a patent application are:
- Documentary research on the novelty of the idea to be recorded
- Preparation of documentation for registration of the application with OSIM
- Representation, mandate before OSIM
The tariffs of the mentioned services will be established according to the complexity of the invention and if you want a concrete offer you can find us here….
5. What rights do you get?
- Exclusive right to exploit the invention
When you become the holder of a patent, you may deny in want of your consent the following acts: manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale or import for use, offer for sale, sale when the patent is a product; use of the process, offering for sale, sale or import for these purposes of the product obtained by the patented process if the object of the invention is a process.
More details about the rights but also the obligations of the patent holder can be found here….