Patenting in Italy

FILING REQUIREMENTS.

To file an Industrial Model or an Industrial Design Application in Italy, we require:

1. Applicant(s): Full name, nationality and address.

2. Description of the Industrial Model or the Industrial Design and its peculiarities.

3. Reproduction (drawing, photography, etc) of the Industrial Model or the Industrial Design.

4. If priority is to be claimed under the Paris International Convention, we need:

   1. Precise information on the country and the date of each basic Application, which shall be stated at the filing of application in Italy.

   2. Document of priority. unlegalized certified copy of each basic Application is required. If not in Italian, a full translation shall also be supplied. These documents may be filed within four months from date of filing Application in Italy.

5. Power of Attorney signed by the Applicant(s): When an Application is filed by a Company, the Power of Attorney shall be signed by a legal representative of the Applicant Company; the position of the signer within the Company shall be given. No legalization is required.

PROCEDURE MAIN DETAILS.

Examination: All applications are subject to formal examination only by the Patent and Trade Marks Office.

Registration: When the Office decides that there are no reasonable grounds of rejection, a decision for registration is issued.

Duration: 5 years from the filing , with the possibility of two further renewals of 5 years each.

Delivery of official certificate of registration: Ordinarily, certificates of registration are issued approximately 12 to 18 months after filing of the application .

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