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As a result of amending and completing the Patent Law no. 64/1991 privind BI, In the year 2003 the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) initiated the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law no. 64/1991 – enacted by the Government Decision no. 499/2003;
There was also finalized the National Strategy in the Field of Intellectual Property (2003-2007), approved by the Government Decision no. 1424/2003.
The first step towards Romania’s accession to the European Patent Convention was the signing, in August 1994, of the Patent Cooperation Agreement concluded between the Government of Romania and the European Patent Organization, entered into force on 15 October 1996.
Essentially, this agreement has set up the extension of the European patent effects in Romania.
During the session from December 1997 of the Council of Administration of the European Patent Organization, the representative of the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks submitted the application for Romania’s accession to the European Patent Convention.
During the Session of 29 January 1999 of the Council of Administration of the European Patent Organization Romania was invited to adhere to the European Patent Convention along with the other seven Central-East-European States, starting on 1 July 2002. After the invitation for the accession was launched, the Parliament of Romania voted the Law no. 611 of 13 November 2002 regarding the Romania’s accession to the Convention concerning the grant of the European patents. Consequently, starting on 1 March 2003 Romania became the 27-th Member State of the European Patent Convention.
In 2003 a number of 1046 patent applications were filed under the Patent Law no. 64 of 1991. Of the sum of 1046 filed patent applications, 881 patent applications were filed by Romanian applicants, the difference of 165 patent applications being filed by foreign applicants (36 applications filed by national route and 129 applications filed by PCT route).
In 2003, there were filed 4909 applications for the extension of the European patents (representing an increase by 0,5 % related to 2002).
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