Patents

Proceedings of patent application at the Intellectual Office of the Slovak Republic are held according the Patent law No. 435/2001 Coll. and Decree No. 223/2002.

The patent application filing requires following documents:

· Text of the application.
· The priority document.
· The data of the applicant/s and inventor/s.
· The Power of Attorney signed by the applicant.

Entering the National Phase of a PCT application

The patent application filing requires following documents:

· Text of the application.
· The priority document.
· The data of the applicant/s and inventor/s.
· The Power of Attorney signed by the applicant.

In case of the PCT application:

· The international publication of the application.
· The search report.
· The International search report (if an international search was requested), eventually answer to this report.

Proceedings before the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic:

The patent application after finishing the preliminary examination is published in the Official Journal 18 months after the rise of the priority right. The request to carry out the full examination has to be filed till 36 months from the filing date (the filing date is identical with the filing date at the International Office in the case of PCT applications). The full examination is resulting into the publication of decision on the application. The patent grant is published in the Official Journal. All acts of the Office are charged.

The patent validity is 20 years from the filing of the application.

The patent application takes effect against the third party from the date of its publication in the Official Bulletin but the legal claims related to the application rise from the date of publication of the patent grant in the Official Bulletin.

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