Patents

The purpose of the first part of this document is to set the legal framework, the second part provides short answers to frequently asked questions about patents, whereas the third provides more detailed information on the Romanian Patent Law such as the criteria for an Invention to be patentable. Section four provides hints on whether a European Patent may or may not be extended to Romania

1. Patent Law No. 64/1991, published on October, 21, 1991, effective since January 21, 1992.

2. Implementing Regulation to the Patent Law No. 64/1991, approved by Governmental Decree no. 152/27 March 1992.

3. Law on repression of the unfair competition, No. 11 of January 30, 1991.