Law & Legislation
Find important international agreements, laws, regulations, and public notices regarding industrial property
Current versions (in force)
International agreements, laws, regulations, and public notices form the legal basis for our work and dictate how we act and make decisions.
General, including fees
Patent Office Ordinance (PAV)
Version effective from April 1, 2026
Notice on Electronic Filing
Version effective from August 15, 2025
Patent Office Fees Act (PAG)
With adjusted amounts, version effective from June 1, 2023
Patent Attorney Act (PatAnwG)
Current version
Patent Office Fees Indexation Ordinance (PAG-ValV) 2014
Version effective from July 1, 2014
Based on these legal foundations, guidelines for the examination of patent and utility model applications have been issued.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) works with national offices, such as the Austrian Patent Office, as well as with user associations, to harmonize examination practices and standards. You can find the results of this collaboration and the resulting common practices in the joint notices of the EUIPN.
Older versions (no longer in force)
- Version effective from January 1, 2024
- Version effective from December 6, 2019
- Version effective from May 21, 2019
- Version effective from January 14, 2019
- Version effective from April 1, 2018
- Version effective from October 17, 2016 (patent and utility model applications)
- Version effective from September 16, 2016 (trademark applications)
You can find even older versions of regulations and public notices in the Patent Gazette.