AUSTRIA
COUNTRY : REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
CAPITAL : VIENNA
LANGUAGE : GERMAN
The IP office of Austria is known as Osterreichisches Patent Office.
International Treaties to which Austria is signatory:
- Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –TRIPS.
- Trademark Law Treaty TLT
- Madrid Protocol for International filing of trademark
- European Union Trademarks
- NICE Classification of Goods & Services
- Berne Convention
PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN AUSTRIA:
- National Registration – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office
- International Registration – Through Madrid System
- Community Trademarks – Through ‘OHIM’
Therefore, to obtain protection in Austria, there are three options from which the applicant can choose.
Please refer our Treaties section on International protection under Madrid System and Community Trademark Registration.
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Kinds of Trademarks registrable in AUSTRIA
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Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in AUSTRIA
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Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Search in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Filing in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Examination in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Publication & Opposition in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Registration in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Usage in AUSTRIA
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Trademark Cost of Registration in AUSTRIA
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