{"id":820,"date":"2024-08-07T12:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandroots.agency\/?p=820"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:38:30","slug":"ghid-rapid-pentru-inregistrarea-unei-marci-nationale-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandroots.agency\/en\/2024\/ghid-rapid-pentru-inregistrarea-unei-marci-nationale-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide to Registering a National Trademark in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"820\" class=\"elementor elementor-820\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1779442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1779442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da572e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da572e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01371c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01371c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Guide to Registering a National Trademark in Romania<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583eb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583eb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Registering a trademark with OSIM (State Office for Inventions and Trademarks) involves following essential steps. Here\u2019s what you need to know to register a national trademark in Romania:<\/p><h3>Required Documents for Trademark Registration<\/h3><ol><li><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Trademark Registration Application<\/strong> must include:<\/p><ul><li>The explicit request for trademark registration.<\/li><li>Identification details of the applicant and, if applicable, the representative.<\/li><li>A representation of the trademark that allows the products or services to be distinguished from those of other enterprises.<\/li><li>The list of products and\/or services for which trademark protection is requested.<\/li><li>Proof of payment of the filing and publication fees.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>Additional elements<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>The color or colors claimed as a distinctive element of the trademark.<\/li><li>The type of trademark (three-dimensional, figurative, verbal, etc.).<\/li><li>Transliteration or translation of the trademark if it contains foreign characters or words.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><h3>Filing the Application with OSIM<\/h3><p>Trademark registration applications can be submitted by:<\/p><ul><li>Directly to the OSIM General Registry.<\/li><li>By mail, with acknowledgment of receipt.<\/li><li>Online, on the OSIM website.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Procedure for Processing the Application<\/h3><ol><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Examination Fee<\/strong>: Must be paid within 30 days of submitting the application, otherwise the request will be rejected.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Application Review<\/strong>: OSIM examines the application within 7 days. If additional information is required, it must be provided within 30 days.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Publication of the Application<\/strong>: After the application is approved, it will be published online within 7 days.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Public Observations<\/strong>: Within 2 months of publication, any interested party may submit observations regarding the application.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Substantive Examination<\/strong>: OSIM decides within 6 months whether to approve or reject the registration application.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Publication of the Registered Trademark<\/strong>: If the application is approved, the trademark is published in the Official Industrial Property Bulletin.<\/li><\/ol><h3>Validity and Renewal of Trademarks<\/h3><p>Registered trademarks are valid for 10 years. Renewal can be requested at least 6 months before expiration.<\/p><h3>Fees for Trademark Registration<\/h3><ul><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Filing the Application<\/strong>: 49 RON.<\/li><li><strong>Publication of the application<\/strong>:<ul><li>Black and white: 146 RON.<\/li><li>Color: 487 RON.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Examination of the request<\/strong>:<ul><li>Black and white: 536 RON (for one class of products\/services).<\/li><li>Color: 925 RON (for one class of products\/services).<\/li><li>Each additional class: 243 RON.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Issuance of the Certificate<\/strong>: 243 RON.<\/li><li><strong>Renewal of the trademark<\/strong>:<ul><li>Black and white: 584 RON.<\/li><li>Color: 974 RON.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">For details about the classification of goods and services, consult <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a 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