WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide RO - Romania
State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania)

    Applicable à partir de 1 janvier 2026
    (publié le 4 décembre 2025)

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    Informations utiles

    Le Guide du déposant du PCT est mis à jour environ chaque semaine grâce aux informations reçues par le Bureau international.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    Liste des abréviations utilisées dans ce document :
    Office: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania)
    LPI: Law No 64/1991 on Patents, republished within the meaning of Article IV of the Law No 28/2007 for amending and completing the Patent Law No 64/1991, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No 613 of 19 August 2014
    RLP: Decision No 547 of 21 May 2008 for the approval of Regulations Implementing Law No 64/1991 republished, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, No 456 of 18 May 2008
    OF: Ordinance No 41/1998 on Fees in the Field of Industrial Property and Regulations Governing Their Use, republished within the meaning of Article IV of the Law No 381/2005 for amending and completing Ordinance No 41/1998 on Fees in the Field of Industrial Property and Regulations Governing Their Use, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No 6 of 6 January 2006
    CCP: Romanian Code of Civil Procedure
    Liste des monnaies utilisées dans ce document :
    EUR (Euro), RON (New leu)
    Information sur les Pays et Offices :
    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.
    Profil de l'Office
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    Réserves, déclarations, notifications et incompatibilités relatives au PCT
    Article 64(5)
    Refer to the full list.
    Dates de fermeture de l'Office
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    Phase Internationale

    Annexe B - Informations sur les États contractants ou sur les organisations intergouvernementales

    État contractant :
    Romania
    Code à deux lettres :
    RO
    Nom de l’office :
    State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania)
    Siège :
    5 Ion Ghica Street
    030044
    Bucharest 3
    Romania
    Adresse postale :
    Same as above
    Téléphone :
    (40-21) 306 08 00
    Courrier électronique :
    office@osim.gov.ro
    Internet :
    Télécopieur :
    (40-21) 312 38 19
    L’office accepte-t-il le dépôt de documents par télécopie ou par des moyens analogues (règle 92.4 du PCT) ?
    Non
    L’office accepterait-il que soit produite, en cas de perte ou de retard du courrier, la preuve qu’un document a été expédié lorsque l’expédition a été faite par une entreprise d’acheminement autre que l’administration postale (règle 82.1 du PCT) ?
    Oui
    L’office est-il disposé à permettre aux déposants de rendre les demandes disponibles auprès du service d’accès numérique aux documents de priorité de l’OMPI (règle 17.1.b-bis) du PCT) ?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    Non
    Office(s) récepteur(s) compétent(s) pour les demandes internationales déposées par les nationaux et les personnes domiciliées dans ce pays :
    EP,
    IB,
    RO
    La législation nationale impose-t-elle des restrictions s’agissant du dépôt de demandes internationales auprès de l'un des offices étrangers?
    Regulations on the Implementation of the Patent Law No. 64/1991 (approved by Government Decision No. 547/2008 of 21 May 2008), Art. 4(3) and 7.
    A national or resident of Romania must file an international application concerning a subject matter of significance for national security directly with the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania).
    Yes, filing restrictions apply to:
    Inventions made in Romania
    Office(s) désigné(s) (ou élu(s)) compétent(s) pour ce pays :
    National protection: RO
    European patent: EP
    Types de protection disponibles par la voie PCT :
    National:
    Patents,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent)

    European:
    Patents
    Modes de paiement acceptés par l'office :
    Payments may be made directly at the Office and/or by bank transfer. The national law provides for the periodical indexation of the amounts in Romanian lei, the amounts in euros remaining unchanged, because of the daily fluctuation, due to inflation, of the exchange rate of the Romanian leu against the euro. Consequently, foreign applicants residing abroad must pay the fees in euros.
    Payments may be made directly to the Office:
    at the BCR S.A.
    Calea Plevnei nr. 159
    Bussiness Garden Bucureşti
    Clădirea A, et. 6, sect. 6
    Bucureşti
    Account details:
    IBAN
    RO38RNCB0080005630320005
    BIC (SWIFT CODE)
    RNCBROBU
    Fiscal code
    4266081
    All payments made to this account are considered to have been made to the Office on the date of credit to this account. Payments must indicate the international application number or, if already known, the national application number and indicate the category of the fee being paid
    Disponibilité en vertu de la législation nationale relative à une recherche de type international (Article 15 du PCT) :
    None
    Protection provisoire à la suite de la publication internationale :
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    The applicant may, from the date of publication in Romanian of the international application, claim from any person who uses the subject of the application, although the person knew, or should have known, that the invention used by him was the subject of a published application, appropriate compensation under the circumstances (refer to Art. 22, 33, 56(3) and (4) of the Patent Law (Law No. 64/1991)).
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:
    A published European patent application confers the protection mentioned above as from the date on which a translation into Romanian of the claims of that application is published by the Office (refer to Art. 5(2) of the Law No. 611/2002).
    Informations utiles si cet État contractant est désigné (ou élu)
    Pour la protection nationale
    Délai dans lequel le nom et l’adresse de l’inventeur doivent être communiqués :
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement until the decision to grant the patent has been taken (Article 14(3) of Law No. 64/1991 on Patents, republished).
    Existe-t-il des dispositions particulières relatives au dépôt de micro-organismes et autre matériel biologique ?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    For a European patent
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    Annexe C - Office récepteur

    Office(s) récepteur(s) compétent(s) pour les demandes internationales déposées par les nationaux et les personnes domiciliées des pays suivants:
    Romania
    Langue dans laquelle la demande internationale peut être déposée :
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).
    English,
    French,
    German,
    Romanian,
    Russian
    Language accepted for language-dependent free text in the sequence listing:
    The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).
    Same as above
    Langue dans laquelle la requête peut être déposée :
    English,
    French,
    German
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    3
    L’office récepteur accepte-t-il le dépôt de demandes internationales sous forme électronique ?
    For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 12 September 2019, pages 134 et seq and 14 November 2019, page 168.
    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. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT
    L'office récepteur accepte-t-il la remise de documents en format de pré-conversion et, si tel est le cas, dans quel format (instruction 706 des instructions administratives du PCT) ?
    Yes, any format
    L'office récepteur accepte-t-il l'incorporation par renvoi (règle 20.6 du PCT) ?
    Oui
    L'office récepteur accepte-t-il qu'on lui soumette des dessins en couleur de manière informelle et les transmet-il au Bureau international ?
    Oui
    L’office récepteur accepte-t-il les requêtes en restauration du droit de priorité (règle 26bis.3 du PCT) ?
    Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests
    Administration compétente chargée de la recherche internationale :
    EP,
    RU
    Administration compétente chargée de l’examen préliminaire international :
    RU

    EP
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    Fees payable to the RO:
    Taxe de transmission :
    508 RON
    Taxe internationale de dépôt :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,428 EUR
    Taxe par feuille à compter de la 31e :
    16 EUR
    Réductions (selon le barème de taxes, point 4) :
    Dépôt électronique (la requête étant en format à codage de caractères) :
    215 EUR
    Dépôt électronique (la requête, la description, les revendications et l’abrégé étant en format à codage de caractères) :
    322 EUR
    Taxe de recherche :
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(RU)
    Taxe pour le document de priorité (règle 17.1.b) du PCT) :
    Plus copying costs.
    102 RON
    L’office récepteur exige-t-il un mandataire ?
    No, if the applicant resides in Romania
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    Qui peut agir en qualité de mandataire?
    Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose name appears on the register kept in the Office
    Renonciation au pouvoir :
    L’office a-t-il renoncé à l’exigence selon laquelle un pouvoir distinct doit lui être remis ?
    Refer to the Office
    L’office a-t-il renoncé à l’exigence selon laquelle une copie d’un pouvoir général doit lui être remise ?
    Refer to the Office

    Annexe L - Dépôts de micro-organismes et autre matériel biologique

    Exigences des offices désignés et élus
    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
    Délai (éventuel) inférieur à 16 mois à compter de la date de priorité, dans lequel le déposant doit fournir :
    — Les indications exigées dans la règle 13bis.3.a)i) à iii) :
    None
    — toute indication supplémentaire :
    None
    Indications (éventuelles) qui doivent figurer outre celles exigées dans la règle 13bis.3.a)i) à iii) selon les notifications des offices :
    To the extent available to the applicant, all significant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

    Phase Nationale

    Résumé des exigences pour l’ouverture de la phase nationale

    If grant of a national patent by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (Romania) is desired:
    Délais applicables pour l’ouverture de la phase nationale :
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    L'office autorise-t-il le rétablissement des droits (règle 49.6 du PCT) ?
    Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care” and “unintentional" criteria.
    Taxe pour rétablissement des droits
    150 EUR
    Traduction de la demande internationale requise dans l’une des langues suivantes:
    Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Romanian
    Éléments que doit comporter la traduction pour l’ouverture de la phase nationale :
    Must be furnished 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)
    Une copie de la demande internationale est-elle requise dans des circonstances particulières?
    Non
    L'office accepte-t-il des dessins en couleur en vertu de sa législation nationale ?
    Yes, the Office accepts color or greyscale drawings provided that there is a necessary contrast to allow reproduction
    Taxes nationales :
    For further details on the fee structure and applicable time limits, refer to Annex RO.I of the National Chapter RO.
    Filing fee
    30 EUR
    Fee for priority claims, per priority
    50 EUR
    Examination fee
    500 EUR
    Annual fee for the first three years
    150 EUR
    Exemption, réduction ou remboursement de la taxe nationale :
    For international applications entering the national phase the search fee is reduced by 50%
    Exigences particulières de l’office (règle 51bis du PCT) :
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application
    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.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent if he is not the inventor
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Romania
    Qui peut agir en qualité de mandataire?
    Any industrial property agent resident in Romania whose name appears on the register kept in the Office
    L'office accepte-t-il l'effet de la restauration du droit de priorité par l'office récepteur (règle 49ter.1 du PCT) ?
    Oui
    L’office accepte-t-il les requêtes en restauration du droit de priorité (règle 49ter.2 du PCT) ?
    Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests
    If a European patent is desired: Refer to European Patent Organisation (EP) in Annex B, Summary (EP) and national chapters EP and RO in the National Phase

    La procédure lors de la phase nationale

    RO.01 FORM FOR ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE
    RLP Art. 30(6)
    The Office has available a form for entering the national phase (refer to Annex RO.II). This form should preferably (but need not) be used.
    RO.02 TRANSLATION (CORRECTION)
    LPI Art. 27,
    RLP Art. 20(3)

    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).
    RO.03 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex RO.I.
    RO.04 ASSIGNMENT OF PRIORITY RIGHTS
    RLP Art. 23(8)
    Where the priority of an earlier application is claimed and the applicant(s) in that application is (are) not identical with the applicant(s) of the international application, an assignment of the priority rights must be furnished.
    RO.05 POWER OF ATTORNEY
    LPI Art. 13(4),
    LPI Art. 37(1),
    RLP Art. 22

    Any national or legal person resident in Romania whose name appears on the register kept in the Office may be appointed by filing a power of attorney.
    RO.06 FEE FOR GRANT AND PUBLICATION
    OF Art. 11(1)
    This fee (refer to Annex RO.I) must be paid to the Office within 12 months from the date of publication of the decision to grant the patent.
    RO.07 ANNUAL FEES
    OF Art. 11(1),
    OF Art. 11(2),
    OF Art. 11(5)

    The fees for maintaining the patent in force for each year up to grant under Law No. 64/1991 republished, including the year of grant, shall be paid in one installment together with the fee for grant, within 12 months from the date of publication of the decision to grant. Payment for subsequent years must be made in advance before each succeeding anniversary of the international filing date. Payment can still be made, together with a 50% surcharge for late payment, within six months after the expiration of that 12-month period. For the amounts of the annual fees, refer to Annex RO.I.
    RO.08 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    Article 28 du PCT,
    Article 41 du PCT,
    LPI Art. 26

    The applicant may make before the Office amendments to the description, claims and drawing(s) of his own volition or when specifically required by the Office, provided that the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby. Such amendments can be made up to the time of the receipt of the notification of the decision to grant a patent.
    RO.09 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT
    Article 25 du PCT,
    Règle 51 du PCT,
    CCP Art. 299,
    LPI Art. 51,
    LPI Art. 52,
    LPI Art. 53,
    LPI Art. 54,
    LPI Art. 55,
    LPI Art. 56,
    LPI Art. 57

    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 an omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged within three months from the notification of the decision. A fee for appeal must be paid at the same time. The Reexamination Commission of the Office will then decide on the appeal.
    RO.10 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    Article 24.2) du PCT,
    Article 48.2) du PCT

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase.

    Annexes

    Annex RO.I - Fees
    Filing fee
    30 EUR
    Fee for claiming priority
    50 EUR
    Publication fee:
    — paid within six months of entry into the national phase
    50 EUR
    — paid on entry into the national phase
    80 EUR
    Search fee
    50 EUR
    Examination fee:
    — paid within three months from the date of entering the national phase
    500 EUR
    — plus, for each page in excess of 20
    10 EUR
    — plus, for each claim in excess of 5
    15 EUR
    — paid after three months from the date of entering the national phase
    300 EUR
    — plus, for each page in excess of 20
    5 EUR
    — plus, for each claim in excess of 5
    10 EUR
    Printing and granting fee (payable within 12 months from the date of publication of the decision):
    100 EUR
    — plus, for each page in excess of 20
    5 EUR
    Annual fee for maintaining the patent in force for each year of protection from the filing date of the international application:
    — for the 1st year
    —
    — for the 2nd year
    —
    — for the 3rd year
    150 EUR
    — for the 4th year
    160 EUR
    — for the 5th year
    180 EUR
    — for the 6th year
    200 EUR
    — for the 7th year
    220 EUR
    — for the 8th year
    240 EUR
    — for the 9th year
    260 EUR
    — for the 10th year
    280 EUR
    — for the 11th year
    300 EUR
    — for the 12th year
    320 EUR
    — for the 13th year
    340 EUR
    — for the 14th year
    370 EUR
    — for the 15th year
    400 EUR
    — for the 16th year
    500 EUR
    — for the 17th year
    500 EUR
    — for the 18th year
    500 EUR
    — for the 19th year
    500 EUR
    — for the 20th year
    500 EUR
    Comment le paiement des taxes peut-il être effectué ?
    Payments may be made directly at the Office and/or by bank transfer. The national law provides for the periodical indexation of the amounts in Romanian lei, the amounts in euros remaining unchanged, because of the daily fluctuation, due to inflation, of the exchange rate of the Romanian leu against the euro. Consequently, foreign applicants residing abroad must pay the fees in euros
    Payments may be made directly to the Office:
    at the BCR S.A.
    Calea Plevnei nr. 159
    Bussiness Garden Bucureşti
    Clădirea A, et. 6, sect. 6
    Bucureşti
    Account details:
    IBAN
    RO38RNCB0080005630320005
    BIC (SWIFT CODE)
    RNCBROBU
    Fiscal code
    4266081
    All payments made to this account are considered to have been made to the Office on the date of credit to this account. Payments must indicate the international application number or, if already known, the national application number and indicate the category of the fee being paid
    Formulaires
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex RO.II - National processing request form
    Version actuelle applicable à partir du 1 janvier 2026 , imprimée le 11 février 2026
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