DRAFTING THE APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A

DRAFTING THE APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PATENT OR UMC ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

WHAT DOES AN APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PATENT OR UMC INCLUDE ü Application ü Description ü Claims ü Abstract ü Drawings (optional) ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING THE DESCRIPTION What should be mentioned: ü Title ü Technical field of the invention ü State of the art ü Disadvantages of prior art ü Advantages of the invention and reference to the technical problem it solves ü Brief description of drawings (if there any) ü Disclosure of the invention with detailed reference to the drawings ü Examples of the invention’s application ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING THE CLAIMS (purpose : they define the extent and the content of the protection on the basis of the technical features of the invention) ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING THE CLAIMS Main (Independent) Product Method Introduction • Subject of invention the • Technical features belonging to the state of the art Use Dependent They specify the technical features mentioned in the main or prior dependent claims Distinctive part Technical features not belonging to the state of the art and for which protection is sought ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING THE ABSTRACT (purpose : the technical information presented by briefly mentioning everything analyzed in the description, the claims and the drawings. It doesn’t affect the extent of protection. ) What should be mentioned: The title of the invention The technical field to which the invention pertains A reference to the manner of solving the technical problem the invention deals with The main use or uses The basic chemical formula (if there is any) ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING AN APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OR MODEL ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

DRAFTING THE DESCRIPTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS OR MODELS • Describing the elements that are characteristic of the design • It should not exceed 100 words • Technical details relating to the operation of the object or its possible uses or the material of its making should not be mentioned • Reference to different dimensions is allowed ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

PRESENTATION OF GRAPHIC OR PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS OR MODELS § Color or black and white photos or graphic representations ü should present clearly the object only, without shadings ü other objects, persons or animals are not allowed to be depicted next to the object ü the object should be depicted at least once in a position of usual use ü the dimensions of the photographs or the graphic representations should not exceed 16 x 16 cm ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

PRESENTATION OF GRAPHIC OR PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS OR MODELS It is not allowed: ü To use words or texts or typical phrases or company names or marks on the object ü photographs are not accepted when : they are instant film - they are photocopies they cannot be reproduced by photo offset ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

ΟΒΙ’s ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES it registers the topographies of semiconductor products it registers Technology Transfer Contracts it issues Supplementary Protection Certificates for Medicinal Products and Plant Protection Products it receives European and International Patent Applications it receives International Industrial Designs applications it receives Community Industrial Designs applications it publishes the monthly Industrial Property Bulletin it prizes awards ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

REGISTRATION OF TOPOGRAPHIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS (P. D. No 45/1991) IT IS REQUIRED - Filing of an application, which must contain: regular application ü complete personal particulars ü a description of the topography ü a declaration of the date when the topography was first exploited on a nonconfidential commercial basis ü filing fees It is attached: complete application (within 4 months from the initial filing) - Drawings or images to which the description refers - The material that is a representative sample of the topography - The depositor’s documents of legitimation Ιt is valid for 10 years from - the end of the calendar year during which the topography is first commercially exploited or - the end of the calendar year during which the application for registration has been filed with OBI ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

REGISTRATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONTRACTS (M. D. 5326/ΕFΑ/485) WHY ? ü complete personal particulars of the technology recipient ü complete personal particulars of the technology supplier ü the subject matter of the contract ü the date of the beginning of practice and the expiration of validity of the contract ü the general content of the contract and the type of co-operation with the technology supplier ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE FOR MEDICINAL PRODUCTS & PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS (M. D. 14905/ΕFΑ/3058, MD 30560/544) IS GRANTED: to the holder of the basic patent only for one product for a product that has not already been the subject of a certificate for the product protected by a basic patent in force for the medicinal product or the plant protection product that has been granted a valid authorization to be placed on the market (the 1 st authorization to place the product on the market as a medicinal product), provided the deposit will take place within 6 months from the date of the 1 st authorization to place the product on the market ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

RECEIVING OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS (P. D. 77/1988) WHAT IS IT: A protection title granted on the basis of a unified filing and examination procedure in the European states that have signed the European Patent Convention (EPC). The filing should take place within 12 months form the first national filing WHAT IS REQUIRED: ü Application ü Description In 3 copies in Greek (a 20% deduction from the filing/ examination/ appeal fees) ü Claims ü Abstract ü Drawings (if there any) ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PATENT (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 16/1991) What is an international patent application? It is a patent application filed in conformity to an international multilateral convention signed by states of different continents. Filing of said application is effected within 12 months from the first national application filing. WHAT IS REQUIRED ? ü Application ü Description ü Claim ü Abstract ü Drawings ü Priority Certificate ü Authorisation form (if any representative designed) 3 copies translated into one of the three official languages ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

APPLICATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF DRAWINGS The application is filed with the national office (ΟΒΙ) or directly with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO - www. wipo. int) by the applicant designating, optionally, any of the contracted States (The Hague/Arrangement, 1960). The international application is filed within 6 months from the date of the national application filing which is considered as a priority filing date (Protection of the international application after the filing date of the Greek application. What is required? ü Application (in 2 copies) ü Filling of photos/graphics ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (from 1 st Αpril 2003) One single protection title with uniform effects for all states of the European Community The application is filed with: - The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Alicante - http: //oami. eu. int/en/design/bull. htm) or - The Central Industrial Property Office of the member States of the European Community Validity: 5 years (renewed every 5 years till a maximum protection of 25 years) ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TITLES PUBLICATION INDUSTRIAL PROPERY BULLETIN Monthly Edition VOLUME A’ Registration of: - bibliographic data, abstracts and distinctive drawings of patent and utility model applications - published patents and utility models - european patents where Greece is designated The patents, utility models and european patents are published 18 months after the first filing date or earlier if has been effected before. VOLUME B’ Registration of the Industrial Designs and Model Certificates The industrial designs are published 4 months after the filing date ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ

FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS • Annual fees should be paid one year in advance up to the last day of the month within which the application for the acquisition of an industrial title has been filed. • Fees with an increment of 50% should be paid for a period of six months and after the expiry of the aforementioned date. • In case of no response to the payment obligation and after the expiry of the day limit designed for the payment of the annual fees, the owner of the title forfeits any right to his title while his invention is considered of common use. The list of fees is yearly renewable by OBI’s Administrative Council and has effect, if not differently defined, for the forthcoming year. ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΙΔΙΟΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ