| Step number | Step corresponding information |
| step 1 | Prepare your design application – Your illustrations must present an accurate and complete picture of your design. – A short description of the characteristic elements of the new appearance of the product. |
| step 2 | You prepare and file an application form “Application to register a design”. You must send us three identical copies of your illustrations with this application. |
| step 3 | We will send you a receipt for your application. |
| step 4 | Once a design application is filed and the formal conditions are met, the application is published in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property (BOPI), upon payment of a fee. Interested parties may oppose the registration of the design with OSIM in writing. |
| step 5 | We are examine the application on the substantive grounds for refusal of registration, to determine if it is new or has individual character. We will object to registration if we have reasonable grounds to believe that the design is not new or that it lacks individual character compared to previous designs. |
| step 6 | If the registration is approved, a protection title is granted, namely the Design/Model Registration Certificate. |
| Step | Fees (lei) | Comments | |
| Standard Filling Fees | 80 | application (30ROL) and examination (50ROL) fee for the first design | |
| Standard Additionnal class fees | 10 | for additionnal design | |
| Standard Publication/Granting fee | 20 | For white-and-black figure, 6×6 cm | |
Additionnal fees :
- 441 lei: publication fee for color figure, 6×6 cm
- 44 lei: additional characteristic elements up to 100 words
Defensive Actions
Nullity Action (declaration of invalidity)
General information
Who can file an application for declaration of invalidity of my design?
Invalidation may be requested by any interested party.
Can I file an application for declaration of invalidity of someone else’s design?
Yes, provided the grounds for cancellation are related only to the failure to comply with the registration conditions.
Are there specific deadlines/timeframes which I have to observe in connection with an application for declaration of invalidity?
The deadline is the entire lifetime of the design protection.
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Proactive Measures
Action under competition law
Action for damages
Customs Seizure
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The term of protection of a design registration certificate is at least 10 years and at most 25 years, starting the day the application is filed.