welcome to the austrian patent office. dresdner straße 87 · a-1200 wien, austria phone +43 (1) 534...

Welcome to the Austrian Patent Office

Dresdner Straße 87 · A-1200 Wien, Austria

Phone +43 (1) 534 24 0Fax +43 (1) 534 24 535

info@patentamt.atwww.patentamt.at

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): 9 -10 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 trademarksThree-dimensional marks, sound marks, colour marks

Duration of protection: 10 years, repeatedly extendableCosts: approx. € 360,00

AT-IPRights 2007

Trademarks national 8664

Trademarks international 5928

(Registrations and subsequent designations)

Designs 1021

Patents and Utility Models 3543

Interested? Contact us

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info@patentamt.at servip@patentamt.at

phone: +43 (1) 534 24 0 phone: +43 (1) 534 24 77

Fax:+43 (1) 534 24 535 Fax:+43 (1) 534 24 78