WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide AT - Áustria
Instituto Austríaco de Patentes

    Applicable as from 1 de janeiro de 2026
    (published on 11 de dezembro de 2025)

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    [MT] Informações úteis sobre o hotel

    [MT] O Guia do Requerente PCT é atualizado quase semanalmente com as informações recebidas pelo Escritório Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas no presente documento :
    Office: Austrian Patent Office
    PatG: Patents Act [Patentgesetz]
    PatV-EG: Act on the Introduction of the Patent Treaties [Patentverträge-Einführungsgesetz]
    GMG: Utility Models Act [Gebrauchsmustergesetz]
    PAG: Patent Office Fees Act [Patentamtsgebührengesetz]
    [MT] Lista das moedas utilizadas neste documento :
    CHF (Franco suíço), EUR (Euro), KRW (Won), SGD (Dólar singapurense), USD (Dólar americano), ZAR (Rand)
    [MT] Países e informações sobre os escritórios :
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Perfil do escritório
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declarações, notificações e incompatibilidades do PCT
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] Datas fechadas
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Fase internacional

    [MT] Anexo B - Informações sobre Estados Contratantes ou Organizações Intergovernamentais

    [MT] Estado Contratante :
    Áustria
    [MT] Código de duas letras :
    AT
    [MT] Nome do escritório:
    Instituto Austríaco de Patentes
    [MT] Localização :
    Dresdner Straße 87
    A-1200 Wien
    Austria
    [MT] Endereço postal :
    Same as above
    [MT] Telefone :
    (43-1) 53424-0
    PCT services
    (43-1) 53424-450
    [MT] E-mail :
    for all PCT matters relating to specific international applications
    pct@patentamt.at
    [MT] Site da Web:
    [MT] Fax:
    None
    [MT] O Instituto aceita o depósito de documentos por fax ou por meios similares ( Regra 92.4 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto aceitaria provas de envio de um documento, em caso de perda ou atraso, quando for utilizado um serviço de entrega que não as autoridades postais ( Regra 82.1 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto está disposto a permitir que os requerentes coloquem os seus pedidos à disposição do Serviço de Acesso Digital da OMPI para Documentos de Prioridade ( DAS ) ( Regra 17.1 ( b - bis ) do PCT )?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make international and national applications available to the WIPO DAS
    [MT] Secretaria ( s) de recepção competente ( s) para pedidos internacionais apresentados por nacionais ou residentes deste Estado :
    AT,
    EP,
    IB
    [MT] A legislação nacional restringe o depósito de pedidos internacionais junto de institutos estrangeiros?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Serviço ( s ) competente ( s ) designado ( s ) ( ou eleito ) para este Estado :
    National protection: AT
    European patent: EP
    [MT] Tipos de protecção disponíveis através do PCT:
    [MT] Nacional :
    Patents, Patents of addition, Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent)
    [MT] Europeu :
    Patents
    [MT] Métodos de pagamento aceites pelo Instituto :
    The payment of fees must be effected in EUR by transfer into the bank account of the Austrian Patent Office:
    Beneficiary’s name
    Österreichisches Patentamt
    Dresdner Straße 87
    A-1200 Wien
    Bank name
    BAWAG P.S.K.
    Bank address
    Georg-Coch-Platz 2
    A-1018 Wien
    BIC/Swift-Code
    BUNDATWW
    IBAN
    AT75 0100 0000 0516 0000
    Bank Number
    01000
    Account Number
    5.160.000
    Fees for appeal must be paid to the account of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna:
    IBAN
    AT970100000005460401
    BIC/SWIFT
    BUNDATWW
    All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; International, if the national application number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the type of fee being paid. Fees paid to the bank account of the Office are regarded as being received on the date on which the money is credited to the said account
    [MT] Disponibilidade, nos termos da legislação nacional, para uma pesquisa internacional de tipo (PCT Artigo 15 ):
    None
    [MT] Protecção provisória após publicação internacional :
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    The applicant may, from the date of publication of the international application, claim payment of an indemnity from any person who, without being entitled to do so, uses the subject of the application. If the application is not published in German, this right commences from the date of publication of a translation of the international application into German submitted to the Austrian Patent Office.
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:
    (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages:
    compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met.
    (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language:
    the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages.
    [MT] Informação de interesse se este Estado Contratante for designado ( ou eleito )
    [MT] Data em que o nome e o endereço do inventor devem ser indicados :
    Indications not required
    [MT] Existem disposições especiais relativas ao depósito de microrganismos e outros materiais biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    [MT] Para uma patente europeia
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    [MT] Anexo C - Gabinete de recepção

    [MT] Serviço de receção competente para nacionais e residentes de :
    Áustria
    [MT] Língua em que podem ser apresentados os pedidos internacionais :
    English,
    French,
    German
    [MT] Idioma aceite para texto livre dependente da língua na lista de sequência :
    English,
    French,
    or German,
    or English and another filing language
    [MT] Língua em que o pedido pode ser apresentado :
    English,
    French,
    German
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    1
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita o depósito de pedidos internacionais em formato eletrónico?
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format.
    For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 20 February 2014, pages 26 et seq., 11 July 2019, page 102, 21 July 2022, page 184 et seq., 30 October 2025, page 211 and 11 December 2025, page 253.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing and APO’s web-based Online Filing
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de documentos pré - conversão e, em caso afirmativo, em que formato ( Secção 706 das Instruções Administrativas do PCT )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a incorporação por referência ( Regra 20.6 do PCT )?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de desenhos coloridos de forma informal e os transmite ao Escritório Internacional?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 do PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests
    [MT] Autoridade competente para a pesquisa internacional :
    EP
    [MT] Autoridade competente para o exame preliminar internacional :
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Taxa de transmissão :
    52 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de depósito internacional :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,428 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    16 EUR
    [MT] Reduções ( no item 4 da tabela de comissões ) :
    [MT] Envio electrónico ( o pedido em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    215 EUR
    [MT] Depósito electrónico ( o pedido, a descrição, os pedidos e o resumo em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    322 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa :
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] Taxa de documento de prioridade ( Regra 17.1 ( b ) do PCT ) :
    111 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pedido de restabelecimento do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 d ) do PCT ) :
    229 EUR
    [MT] O Instituto receptor exige um agente?
    Applicants having a residence or a principal place of business in Austria, in another member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland are not obliged to be represented by an agent. However, applicants whose residence or principal place of business is outside of Austria must – at least – mention a natural person or legal entity having an address in Austria for the reception of documents. Applicants wishing to be represented may be represented either by any natural person or legal entity having a residence or its principal place of business in Austria, or by any natural person or legal entity authorized to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency)
    Applicants having neither a residence nor a principal place of business in Austria, in another member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland, are obliged to be represented by a patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency)
    [MT] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency)
    The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from:
    Österreichische Patentanwaltskammer
    Linke Wienzeile 4/1/9
    A-1060 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.patentanwalt.at
    The list of attorneys at law may be obtained from:
    Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag
    Rotenturmstr. 13
    A-1010 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.oerak.or.at
    The list of notaries may be obtained from:
    Österreichische Notariatskammer
    Landesgerichtsstr. 20
    A-1010 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.notar.at
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] O Gabinete dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    None
    [MT] O Instituto dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    None

    [MT] Anexo D - Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional

    [MT] Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional competente para as seguintes Oficinas Receptoras :
    AP,
    BH,
    BR,
    CO,
    CU,
    CV,
    DJ,
    DZ,
    EG,
    GE,
    GH,
    IN,
    JM,
    JO,
    KE,
    KP,
    KR,
    LR,
    LS,
    LY,
    MA,
    MU,
    MX,
    NG,
    OA,
    OM,
    PE,
    SG,
    SY,
    TT,
    UG,
    VN,
    ZA,
    ZM,
    ZW
    Fees payable to the ISA:
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa ( Regra 16 do PCT):
    This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it.
    This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant, or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Searching Authority.
    1,719 CHF
    1,845 EUR
    3,075,000 KRW
    2,787 SGD
    2,154 USD
    37,170 ZAR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa adicional ( Regra 40.2 do PCT ) :
    This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant, or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Searching Authority.
    This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    1,845 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de pesquisa internacional ( Regra 44.3 do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.1ter do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de protesto ( Regra 40.2 (e) do PCT ) :
    229 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regra 13ter.1 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de pesquisa :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    Where the international application is withdrawn or is considered withdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start of the international search:
    refund of 100%
    Where the search fee has not been reduced and where the Authority benefits from an earlier search, the search fee shall be refunded to the following extent, depending on the extent to which the Authority benefits from the earlier search:
    — where the earlier search was carried out by the Authority:
    refund of 75%
    — where the earlier search was carried out by another International Searching Authority:
    refund of 50%
    — where the earlier search was carried out by another Patent Office:
    refund of 25%
    [MT] Línguas aceites para a pesquisa internacional :
    English,
    French,
    German
    [MT] A Autoridade aceita comentários informais sobre resultados de pesquisas anteriores quando um pedido internacional reivindica prioridade sobre um pedido anterior já pesquisado por esta Autoridade?
    Não
    [MT] Tipos de suportes físicos aceites para a apresentação de listas de sequências de nucleotídeos e/ou aminoácidos:
    CD-ROM,
    DVD
    [MT] Assunto que não será pesquisado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of any subject matter searched under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of Austrian patent law
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    None
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    None

    [MT] Anexo SISA - Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional ( Pesquisa Suplementar )

    [MT] Taxas a pagar ao Secretariado Internacional :
    For further details on the payment of fees to the International Bureau, refer to the WIPO website at https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system/fees/index.
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa suplementar ( Regra 45bis.3 do PCT ) :
    This fee is fixed by the Authority in EUR and will be revised from time to time to reflect currency fluctuations between EUR and CHF.
    — for a search of only German-language documentation
    792 CHF
    [MT] — para uma pesquisa apenas da documentação mínima do PCT
    1,584 CHF
    — for a search of only European and North American documentation
    1,109 CHF
    [MT] Taxa de tratamento da pesquisa suplementar ( Regra 45bis.2 do PCT ) :
    200 CHF
    [MT] Taxa de pagamento tardio ( Regra 45bis.4 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    100 CHF
    [MT] Taxas a pagar à Autoridade :
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de pesquisa internacional suplementar ( Regra 45bis.7 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.1ter do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regras 13ter.1 ( c ) e 45bis.5 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de pesquisa suplementar :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    Where the supplementary search request is considered not to have been submitted before the start of the supplementary international search (refer to PCT Rule 45bis.3(e)):
    refund of 100%
    [MT] Línguas aceites para a pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    English,
    French,
    German
    [MT] Assunto que não será pesquisado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of any subject matter searched under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of Austrian patent law
    [MT] Âmbito da documentação incluída na pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    Three scopes of documentation are offered, at the choice of the applicant (refer to “Fees payable to the International Bureau”)
    [MT] Limitações à pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    The Authority shall notify the International Bureau if demand for supplementary international search exceeds available resources
    [MT] Tipos de suportes físicos aceites para a apresentação de listas de sequências de nucleotídeos e/ou aminoácidos:
    CD-ROM,
    DVD
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    None
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    None

    [MT] Anexo E - Autoridade de Exame Preliminar Internacional

    [MT] Autoridade de exame preliminar internacional competente para as seguintes Secretarias de recepção :
    AP,
    BH,
    BR,
    CO,
    CU,
    CV,
    DJ,
    DZ,
    EG,
    GE,
    GH,
    IN,
    JM,
    JO,
    KE,
    KP,
    KR,
    LR,
    LS,
    LY,
    MA,
    MU,
    MX,
    NG,
    OA,
    OM,
    PE,
    SG,
    SY,
    TT,
    UG,
    VN,
    ZA,
    ZM,
    ZW
    [MT] Existem restrições no que diz respeito à competência da Autoridade que atua como Autoridade de Exame Preliminar Internacional?
    Não
    Fees payable to the IPEA:
    [MT] Taxa de exame preliminar ( Regra 58 do PCT):
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
    This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Searching Authority.
    1,749 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional de exame preliminar ( Regra 68.3 do PCT ) :
    This fee is reduced by 75% where the applicant or, if there are two or more applicants, each applicant is a natural person and is a national of and resides in a State for which the Austrian Patent Office is an International Searching Authority.
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    1,749 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de processamento ( Regra 57.1 do PCT ) :
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    215 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de exame preliminar internacional ( Regra 71.2 do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.2 do PCT ) :
    per page 0.95 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de protesto ( Regra 68.3 (e) do PCT):
    229 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regra 13ter.2 do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de exame preliminar :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3:
    refund of 100%
    If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination:
    refund of 100%
    [MT] Línguas aceites para o exame preliminar internacional :
    English,
    French,
    German
    [MT] Objecto que não será examinado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of any subject matter examined under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of the Austrian patent law
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    None
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    None

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de Microrganismos e Outros Materiais Biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos dos cargos designados e eleitos
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    [MT] Data ( se houver ) anterior a 16 meses da data de prioridade até à qual o requerente deve apresentar :
    [MT] — as indicações prescritas na regra 13bis.3, alínea a), subalíneas i) a iii):
    Before completion of technical preparations for international publication
    [MT] — eventuais indicações adicionais :
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    [MT] Indicações adicionais ( se houver ) que devem ser dadas para além das prescritas na Regra 13bis.3 a ) i ) a iii ), em conformidade com as notificações do Instituto :
    To the extent available to the applicant, all significant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumo dos requisitos para entrada na fase nacional

    [MT] Prazos aplicáveis para a entrada na fase nacional :
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    [MT] O Instituto permite a restauração de direitos ( Regra 49.6 do PCT )?
    Yes, reinstatement of rights may be requested where the applicant, due to an unforeseeable or unavoidable event or in spite of due care, has failed to comply with a time limit before the Office and non-observance of the time limit is detrimental to his rights.
    Fee for reinstatement
    269 EUR
    [MT] Tradução do pedido internacional exigida para ( uma das ) línguas seguintes :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    German
    [MT] Conteúdos exigidos da tradução para entrada na fase nacional :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] É necessária uma cópia do pedido internacional em circunstâncias especiais?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto aceita desenhos coloridos de acordo com a sua legislação nacional?
    Não
    [MT] Taxas nacionais :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição na fase nacional
    52 EUR
    [MT] Document fee ( Schriftengebühr )
    74 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa e exame, incluindo 10 reivindicações
    292 EUR
    [MT] taxa de reclamação, a partir da 11 ª reclamação, para cada grupo de até 10 reclamações,
    104 EUR
    [MT] Modelos de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição na fase nacional
    52 EUR
    [MT] Document fee ( Schriftengebühr )
    74 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa, incluindo 10 reivindicações
    156 EUR
    [MT] taxa de reclamação, a partir da 11 ª reclamação, para cada grupo de até 10 reclamações,
    104 EUR
    [MT] Isenções, reduções ou reembolsos de taxas :
    No fee for entry into the national phase is payable if the international application was filed with the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office
    [MT] Requisitos especiais do Instituto ( Regra 51 bis do PCT ) :
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    Applicants having a residence or a principal place of business in Austria, in another member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland are not obliged to be represented by an agent. However, applicants whose residence or principal place of business is outside of Austria must – at least – mention a natural person or legal entity having an address in Austria for the reception of documents. Applicants wishing to be represented may be represented either by any natural person or legal entity having a residence or its principal place of business in Austria, or by any natural person or legal entity authorized to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency)
    Applicants having neither a residence nor a principal place of business in Austria, in another member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland, are obliged to be represented by a patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency)
    [MT] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any patent attorney, attorney at law or notary, entitled to professional representation in Austria (professional agent or agency).
    The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from:
    Österreichische Patentanwaltskammer
    Linke Wienzeile 4/1/9
    A-1060 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.patentanwalt.at
    The list of attorneys at law may be obtained from:
    Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag
    Rotenturmstr. 13
    A-1010 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.oerak.or.at
    The list of notaries may be obtained from:
    Österreichische Notariatskammer
    Landesgerichtsstr. 20
    A 1010 Wien
    Austria
    http://www.notar.at
    [MT] O Instituto aceita o efeito da restauração do direito de prioridade pelo Instituto receptor ( Regra 49ter.1 do PCT )?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 49ter.2 do PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests

    [MT] O procedimento na fase nacional

    [MT] AT.01 TRADUÇÃO ( CORREÇÃO )
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003). If the translation furnished to the Office contains only the description, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing part and will excuse the late furnishing provided that the scope of the disclosure contained in the translation furnished to the Office is not broadened thereby.
    [MT] AT.02 TAXAS ( MODO DE PAGAMENTO )
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex AT.I.
    [MT] AT.03 PROCURAÇÃO
    PatG Sec. 21,
    PatG Sec. 77

    An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney. An attorney-at-law, a patent attorney or a notary may replace a power of attorney by a reference to his authorization. A model of a power of attorney is given in Annex AT.II.
    [MT] AT.04 MENÇÃO DO INVENTOR
    PatG Sec. 20
    The name of the inventor is mentioned by the Office in the Patent Register and in the publication of the patent upon express request only. That request may be made by the applicant or the inventor at any time, even after the publication of the patent. Where several persons are entitled to make such request, the requestor must produce proof that the other persons entitled agree, unless the request is made jointly by all those entitled.
    [MT] AT.05 TAXAS ANUAIS
    PAG Sec. 6
    Annual fees for patents are only payable after publication in the Patent Gazette [Österreichisches Patentblatt] of the granting of the patent. In general, annual fees are only payable for the sixth year and the following years (calculated on the basis of the last day of the month in which the application was filed). However, no payment of annual fees is due before the granting of the patent.
    The annual fees must be paid within three months preceding the due date (the last day of the month which corresponds to the month in which the application was filed), but not later than six months after the due date. Payments made after the due date will be subject to a late payment surcharge of 20% of the applicable fee.
    The amounts of the annual fees for national patents and utility models are indicated in Annex AT.I.
    [MT] AT.06 ALTERAÇÃO DO PEDIDO; PRAZO
    PCT Artigo 28,
    PCT Artigo 41,
    PatG Sec. 91(3)

    The applicant may make amendments to any part of the application up to the decision to grant a patent, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby. It is to be noted that, during the opposition procedure following the grant of the patent, amendments to the description, claims or drawings may still be made, but only within the scope of the patent as granted.
    [MT] AT.07 REVISÃO NOS TERMOS DO ARTIGO 25 DO PCT
    PCT Artigo 25,
    PCT Regra 51,
    PatG Sec. 70,
    PatV Sec. 16(3)

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged within two months from the date of receipt of the decision. Within the same two-month time limit, a fee for appeal must be paid (for the amount, refer to Annex AT.I). The Higher Regional Court of Vienna will then decide on the appeal.
    [MT] AT.08 DEsculpa por atrasos nos limites de tempo das reuniões
    PCT Artigo 24(2),
    PCT Artigo 48(2),
    PatG Sec. 129,
    PatG Sec. 130,
    PatG Sec. 131,
    PatG Sec. 132,
    PatG Sec. 133,
    PatG Sec. 134,
    PatG Sec. 135,
    PatG Sec. 136

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase. Reinstatement may be requested where the applicant, due to an unforeseeable or unavoidable event or in spite of due care required by the circumstances, has failed to comply with a time limit before the Office and non-observance of the time limit is detrimental to his rights. A request for reinstatement must be presented in writing within two months after the removal of the cause of the failure to perform the act but not later than one year from the expiration of the time limit which has not been observed. Within these two months, the omitted act must be completed, the procedural fee for reinstatement indicated in Annex AT.I must be paid, and the request must state the facts which justify the reinstatement and procedure evidence of those facts, unless they are well known to the Office.
    [MT] AT.09 MODELO DE UTILIDADE
    PCT Artigo 4(3),
    PCT Artigo 43,
    PCT Artigo 44,
    PCT Regra 4.12,
    PCT Regra 49bis.1,
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(a),
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(b),
    PCT Regra 76.5,
    GMG Sec. 3(4),
    GMG Sec. 13,
    GMG Sec. 14,
    GMG Sec. 15,
    GMG Sec. 16,
    GMG Sec. 17

    If the applicant wishes to obtain utility model registration in Austria on the basis of an international application
    (i) instead of a patent, or
    (ii) in addition to a patent,
    subject to what is said in paragraph AT.13, the applicant, when entering the national phase, shall so indicate to the Office. Utility model applications must fulfill basically the same requirements as patent applications. However, unlike patent applications, utility model applications enjoy a grace period in which disclosure of the invention by the applicant or his legal predecessor is not prejudicial to novelty provided that it did not take place more than six months prior to the date of filing
    AT.10
    GMG Sec. 6,
    GMG Sec. 18(1),
    GMG Sec. 19,
    GMG Sec. 27

    The term of protection of the utility model commences with its publication and registration; the maximum term of protection for a utility model is 10 years from the end of the month in which the application is filed. In normal proceedings and where possible, if there are no objections to the publication and registration of the utility model, the Office compiles a search report within six months of the date of filing—the application procedure for utility models does not involve substantive examination. The applicant may amend the claims on receipt of the search report. Once proof of payment of the required fees has been received, the utility model is registered and published on the same date (in the Official Gazette). Additionally, applicants may request accelerated proceedings (immediate publication and registration of their utility model) when filing their application. Under that procedure, where no objections arise from the formal examination and the proof of payment is received, the utility model is published and registered within one to three months from filing.
    AT.11
    PatV Sec. 16
    If the international application is for both a utility model and a patent, the applicant must, within the time limit applicable for the entry into the national phase, pay two fees for entry into the national phase (for the patent application and the utility model application) and, where the international application was not filed in the German language, furnish a translation into German, and file a power of attorney (if any) in duplicate.
    AT.12
    PAG Sec. 16
    Annual fees are payable from the fourth year onwards, as from the last day of the month of the filing date. In case the utility model is not published and registered before three years from the last day of the month of the filing date, annual fees are payable only for the years following the publication and registration of the utility model. The amounts of the annual fees are indicated in Annex AT.I.
    [MT] AT.13 CONVERSÃO
    PatG Sec. 92b,
    GMG Sec. 21

    An international application for a patent may be converted into a utility model application, and vice versa, after the applicant has complied with the requirements for the entry into the national phase as indicated in the Summary. Conversion may be effected up to the date on which the decision is taken to publish or reject the application. However, once a conversion has taken place, a conversion back to the original status will not be possible.
    [MT] AT.14 DESVIO DE LINHA
    GMG Sec. 15a(1)
    A utility model application concerning the subject matter of an earlier application for a patent that is valid in Austria may claim the filing date of that earlier patent application provided the utility model application is filed before the expiration of two months after the patent application is considered withdrawn or finally rejected or after the opposition procedure, if any, is terminated.
    [MT] AT.15 RESTITUIÇÃO DO DIREITO DE PRIORIDADE
    PCT Regra 49ter.2,
    PCT Regra 49ter.2(e)

    A declaration or other evidence in support of a request for restoration of the right of priority should be filed within the time limit set out in PCT Rule 49ter.2(b)(i).
    If such a request is not accompanied by a declaration or other supporting evidence it will not be refused prima facie by the Office but the applicant will be requested to furnish the required declaration within a time limit which shall be reasonable under the circumstances.

    [MT] Anexos

    [MT] Anexo AT.I - Taxas
    [MT] Patente
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição na fase nacional
    Where the international application has been filed with the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office, the fee for entering the national phase is considered to have been paid with the payment of the transmittal fee.
    52 EUR
    [MT] Document fee ( Schriftengebühr )
    74 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa e exame, incluindo 10 reivindicações
    292 EUR
    [MT] taxa de reclamação, a partir da 11 ª reclamação, para cada grupo de até 10 reclamações,
    104 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de publicação ( para subvenção )
    In excess of 15 pages, an additional fee of 135 EUR is payable for each 15 pages (or part thereof) of the description, including the claims and drawings attached to the description.
    208 EUR
    [MT] Taxas anuais :
    [MT] — para o 6º ano
    104 EUR
    [MT] — para o 7º ano
    208 EUR
    [MT] — para o 8º ano
    313 EUR
    [MT] — para o 9º ano
    417 EUR
    [MT] — para o 10.º ano
    522 EUR
    [MT] — para o 11º ano
    626 EUR
    [MT] — para o 12.º ano
    731 EUR
    [MT] — para o 13º ano
    835 EUR
    [MT] — para o 14º ano
    940 EUR
    [MT] — para o 15.º ano
    1,044 EUR
    [MT] — para o 16º ano
    1,148 EUR
    [MT] — para o 17º ano
    1,253 EUR
    [MT] — para o 18º ano
    1,357 EUR
    [MT] — para o 19º ano
    1,566 EUR
    [MT] — para o 20.º ano
    1,775 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de restauração do direito de prioridade, incluindo taxa de documentos ( Schriftengebühr )
    269 EUR
    [MT] Taxa processual de reintegração, incluindo taxa de documentos ( Schriftengebühr )
    269 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de recurso ( Tribunal Regional Superior de Viena )
    355 EUR
    [MT] Modelo de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição na fase nacional
    Where the international application has been filed with the Austrian Patent Office as receiving Office, the fee for entering the national phase is considered to have been paid with the payment of the transmittal fee.
    52 EUR
    [MT] Document fee ( Schriftengebühr )
    74 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa, incluindo 10 reivindicações
    156 EUR
    [MT] taxa de reclamação, a partir da 11 ª reclamação, para cada grupo de até 10 reclamações,
    104 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de publicação ( para subvenção )
    135 EUR
    [MT] Suplemento para publicação e registo acelerados
    52 EUR
    [MT] Taxas anuais :
    Instead of paying annual fees, a single fee of 376 EUR may be paid for the 4th to 6th years and 1,410 EUR for the 7th to the 10th years, which results in savings for the applicant
    [MT] — para o 4º ano
    52 EUR
    [MT] — para o 5º ano
    104 EUR
    [MT] — para o 6º ano
    261 EUR
    [MT] — para o 7º ano
    313 EUR
    [MT] — para o 8º ano
    365 EUR
    [MT] — para o 9º ano
    417 EUR
    [MT] — para o 10.º ano
    470 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de restauração do direito de prioridade, incluindo taxa de documentos ( Schriftengebühr )
    269 EUR
    [MT] Taxa processual de reintegração, incluindo taxa de documentos ( Schriftengebühr )
    269 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de recurso ( Tribunal Regional Superior de Viena ).
    355 EUR
    [MT] Como pode ser efetuado o pagamento das taxas?
    The payment of fees must be effected in euro by transfer into the bank account of the Austrian Patent Office:
    Beneficiary’s name
    Österreichisches Patentamt
    Dresdner Straße 87
    A-1200 Wien
    Bank name
    BAWAG P.S.K.
    Bank address
    Georg-Coch-Platz 2
    A-1018 Wien
    BIC/Swift-Code
    BUNDATWW
    IBAN
    AT75 0100 0000 0516 0000
    Bank Number
    01000
    Account Number
    5.160.000
    Fees for appeal must be paid to the account of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna:
    IBAN
    AT970100000005460401
    BIC/SWIFT
    BUNDATWW
    All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; International, if the national application number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the type of fee being paid. Fees paid to the bank account of the Office are regarded as being received on the date on which the money is credited to the said account
    [MT] Formulários
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex AT.II - Power of attorney
    Current version applicable from 1 de janeiro de 2026 , printed on 7 de fevereiro de 2026
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