Intellectual property in Romania

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) is the government agency that is responsible for the registration and protection of patents, trademarks and industrial designs. The Romanian Office for Copyright (ORDA) is the government agency that is responsible for the registration and protection of copyrights.
Regional Organisations: For the protection of patents: the European Patent Office
To control trademarks, designs and models: the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law No. 64/1991	validity period of 20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law No. 84/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications	Validity period of 10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Law on Design No. 49/1992 (Design Law)	5 years renewable
Copyright Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996 on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (amended in 2006)	50 years	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Law on Design No. 49/1992 (Design Law)

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