Your Centre of Excellence
There is nowhere else in Austria which offers such a comprehensive range of know-how when it comes to commercial legal protection. The Patent Office is home to 207 experts, most of them technical specialists and legal experts, who are dedicated to the securing and protection of Austrian entrepreneurial interests. They investigate every individual case, applying the most stringent quality criteria, to make sure that your products really are provided with the best possible protection.
As a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Authority, the Austrian Patent Office is amongst the best centres for the protection of intellectual property worldwide, and thus so since 1979. Within our function as an international search and examination authority, we prepare more than 1,000 international examination reports annually. As the national registration office, we receive an average of 3,500 applications of inventions, 8,000 trademark and 1,000 design applications per year.
