National Law relating to EPC, IV. Translation requirements after grant, Romania
IV. Translation requirements after grant
| Contracting state | Romania |
|---|---|
1Contracting state to the London Agreement on the application of Art. 65 EPC? |
No |
2Translation requirements |
A translation of the patent specification into Romanian must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC. |
3Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
Yes Applicants with neither residence nor principal place of business in Romania must appoint a representative authorized to act before the OSIM. |
4Period for filing the translation |
(i) 3 months after the date on which the mention of the grant or the decision to maintain the patent as amended is published in the European Patent Bulletin; (ii) extendible by three months |
5 (a) Special fee payable? (b) If so, when due? |
(a) (i) EUR 100 or RON 497 plus EUR 5 or RON 25 for each page of the translation in excess of 20 (ii) EUR 200 or RON 995 plus EUR 5 or RON 25 for each page of the translation in excess of 20 (b) (i) Within period pursuant to section 4(i) (ii) before the end of the period specified in section 4(ii) Annex 1.31 Fees Ord. |
6 (a) Must a form be used? (b) No. of copies to be filed |
(a) No, but recommended (b) 3 |
7Manner and form in which the translation is made available to the public |
Inspection in reading room Copies available Mention in the patent bulletin |
8Correction of translation (a) permitted? (b) Special fee payable? |
(a) Yes (b) EUR 20 or RON 99 Art. 7(2) AccEPCLaw |
9Special features |
The following data must be provided with the translation: – EP application and publication numbers, – EP application and publication dates, – number and date of the European Patent Bulletin in which the grant was mentioned, – names and addresses of the owner(s) and the inventor(s), – the title of the invention in Romanian, – drawings, if any, – as well as a signed declaration stating that the translation corresponds to the original text of the patent specification. If the EPO maintains the patent in an amended form, a Romanian translation of the amended text must be filed. |