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Introduction Abbreviations National legal bases Filing of European patent applications pursuant to Article 75, paragraphs 1(b) and 2, EPC Rights conferred by a European patent application after publication pursuant to Article 93 EPC (Article 67 EPC) Filing of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC Filing of translations of the patent specification under Article 65 EPC Authentic text of a European patent application or European patent (Article 70 EPC) Payment of renewal fees for European patents Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents Payment of fees Registering a transfer, licences and other rights in respect of a European patent in the national patent register Miscellaneous

Contracting States

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom

Extension States

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Latvia
Lithuania
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro Slovenia


National legal basis

Filing patent applications

Rights conferred

Translations of claims

Tranlations of patent specifications

Authentic text

Renewal fees

Conversion

Payment of fees

Registering a transfer

Miscellaneous 

 

Contracting State
Austria

National provision / Translation

Source

Translation published in . . . (language)

Abbreviations used in this synopsis

1. Bundesgesetz vom 16. Dezember 1978 über die Einführung des Europäischen Patentübereinkommens und des Vertrages über die internationale Zusammenarbeit auf dem Gebiet des Patentwesens (Patentverträge-Einführungsgesetz), zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz Nr. I 143

BGBI
Nr. 52/1979;
Nr. 234/1984;
Nr. 418/1992;
Nr. 181/1996;
Nr. 175/1998; I Nr. 143/2001

 

 

 

[1. Federal Law of 16 December 1978 on the introduction of the European Patent Convention and of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (Introductory Law on Patent Treaties) as last amended by the Federal Law No. I 143]

 

IPLT AT 2-002 (English, French)

ILPT

 

 

 

 

2. Patentgesetz 1970, zuletzt geändert durch das Bundesgesetz Nr. I 143

BGBI
Nr. 259/1970;
Nr. 234/1984;
Nr. 382/1986;
Nr. 418/1992;
Nr. 771/1992;
Nr. 212/1994;
Nr. 634/1994;
Nr. 181/1996;
Nr. 175/1998; I Nr. 191/1999; I Nr. 
143/2001

 

 

[2. Patent Law 1970, as last amended by Federal Law No. I 143]

 

IPLT AT 2-001 (English, French)

PA

 

 

 

 

3. Verordnung des Bundesministers für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten  betreffend die Durch­führung des Patentgesetzes 1970, des Patentverträge- Einführungsgesetzes, des Schutzzertifikatgesetzes 1996, des Gebrauchsmustergesetzes, des Halbleiterschutzgesetzes, des Markenschutzgesetzes 1970 und des Musterschutzgesetzes 1990 (Patent-, Gebrauchsmuster-, Marken- und Musterverordnung - PGMMV), zuletzt geändert durch die Verordnung Nr. II 477

BGBI
Nr. 226/1994;
Nr. 238/1997; II Nr. 477/2001

 

 

[3. Regulation of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs on the implementation of the 1970 Patent Law, the Introductory Law on Patent Treaties, the Law on the Supplementary Protection Certificate 1996, the Utility Model Law, the Law on Semiconductor Protection, the 1970 Trademark Protection Law and the 1990 Design Protection Law (Patent, Utility Model, Trademark and Design Regulation), as last amended by Regulation No. II 477]

 

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RPT

 

 

 

 

4. Verordnung des Präsidenten des Patentamts über Eingaben an das Patentamt sowie über das Verfahren in Patent-, Schutzzertifikats-, Gebrauchsmuster-, Halbleiterschutz-, Marken- und Musterangelegenheiten (Patentamtsverordnung - PAV), zuletzt geändert durch Verordnung des Präsidenten des Patentamts PBl. 2001, 148

Patentblatt
1990,161;
1992, 73;
1994, 66;
1997, 122; 1998, 213; 1999, 154; 2001, 148

 

 

[4. Regulation of the President of the Patent Office on the filing of documents with the Patent Office and on patent, supplementary protection certificate, utility model, semiconductor protection, trademark and design procedures (Patent Office Regulation), amended by Regulation of the President PBl. 2001, 148]

 

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POR

 


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