A trademark is a sign susceptible to graphic representation, serving to distinguish the products or services of a natural or legal person from those belonging to other persons. Trademark registration is done at OSIM, through authorized representatives.<\/p>\n
A trademark may be constituted by distinctive signs such as: words (including names of persons), drawings, letters, numbers, figurative elements, three-dimensional shapes and in particular the shape of the product or its packaging, color combinations, as well as any combination of these signs.<\/p>\n
National legislation in force in the field of trademarks and geographical indications<\/p>\n
Law no. 84\/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications – Official Gazette no. 161\/23.04.1998<\/p>\n
Government Decision no. 833\/1998 approving the Regulation for the application of Law no. 84\/1998 on trademarks and geographical indications – Official Gazette no. 455\/27.11.1998<\/p>\n
Law for the approval of Government Ordinance no. 41\/1998 on fees in the field of industrial property protection and the regime for their use<\/p>\n
Ordinance on fees in the field of industrial property protection and the regime for their use<\/p>\n
Multilateral agreements and treaties to which Romania is a party in the field of trademarks and geographical indications<\/p>\n
Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks, as revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967, ratified by Romania by Decree no. 1176 of 28.12.1968 – B.Of.nr.1\/06.01.1969
\nThe Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks adopted in Madrid on 27 June 1989, ratified by Romania by Law 5\/1998 – M.Of.nr.11\/15.01.1998
\nThe Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957, revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and in Geneva on 13 May 1977 and amended on 2 October 1979, to which Romania acceded by Law no. 3\/1998 – M.Of.nr.10\/14.01.1998<\/p>\n
The Vienna Agreement establishing a international classification of figurative elements of marks drawn up in Vienna on June 12, 1973 and amended on October 1, 1985, to which Romania acceded by Law no. 3\/1998 – Official Gazette no. 10\/14.01.1998<\/p>\n
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization signed in Stockholm, July 14, 1967, ratified by Romania by decree no. 1175 of 28.12.1968 – Official Gazette no. 1\/06.01.1969<\/p>\n
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, in revised form at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, ratified by Romania by Decree no. 1777 of 28.12.1968 – Official Gazette no. no.1\/06.01.1969<\/p>\n
Trademark Treaty, adopted in Geneva on 27 October 1994, to which Romania acceded by Law no.4\/1998 – Official Journal no.10\/14.01.1998<\/p>\n
Regulation for the implementation of the Trademark Treaty, adopted in Geneva on 27 October 1994<\/p>\n
Europe Agreement establishing an association between Romania, on the one hand, and the European Communities and their Member States, on the other hand, signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993, ratified by Romania by Law no.20\/1993 – Official Journal no.73\/12.04.1993<\/p>\n
Agreement between Romania and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States signed in Geneva on 10 December 1992, ratified by Romania by Law no.19\/1993 – M.Of.nr.75\/16.04.1993<\/p>\n
Agreement on Romania’s accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), Krakow, 21 December 1992, signed in Bucharest on 12 April 1997, ratified by Law no.90\/1997 – M.Of.nr.108\/30.05.1997<\/p>\n
Marrakech Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization – Annex 1C. Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights concluded in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, ratified by Romania on 22 December 1994 by Law no.133\/1994 – M.Of.nr.360\/27.12.1994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A trademark is a sign susceptible to graphic representation, serving to distinguish the products or services of a natural or legal person from those belonging to other persons. Trademark registration is done at OSIM, through authorized representatives. A trademark may be constituted by distinctive signs such as: words (including names of persons), drawings, letters, numbers, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n