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Welcome to the Austrian Patent Office
Dresdner Straße 87 · A-1200 Wien, Austria
Phone +43 (1) 534 24 0Fax +43 (1) 534 24 535
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
www.patentamt.at [email protected] [email protected]: +43 (1) 534 24 0 phone: +43 (1) 534 24 77 Fax:+43 (1) 534 24 535 Fax:+43 (1) 534 24 78