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1. New Online Platform Makes Patent Applications Even Easier

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   With the Austrian Patent Office's new filing system, the path to patent protection becomes significantly faster and more efficient. Good news: Protecting a brilliant idea is now even simpler! Starting July 2025, all patent and utility model…

2. Happy Birthday Unitary Patent

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   The Unitary Patent is celebrating its first birthday these days and - as the figures clearly show - it has been very well received. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular often choose this option to protect their innovations in the EU. 34%…

3. High Speed to Chile!

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   Via the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), you can now accelerate the internationalization of you application in Chile as well: as of July 6th 2020, the Austrian Patent Office’s PPH-agreement extends to the National Institute of Industrial Property of…

4. Record High Number of Austrian Patent Applications in Europe

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   In the year 2019 Austrian companies and researchers applied for 2.341 patents with the European Patent Office which is more than ever before. This number of applications last year marks a 2.6% increase in comparison to the foregoing year 2018 and…

5. EU Sanctions Package Against Russia

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   According to Article 5s of Regulation No. 833/2014, as last amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1745 of June 24, 2024, intellectual property offices are prohibited from accepting new applications for the registration of trademarks, patents,…

6. Simply the best - Nominees for the National Award for Patents have been announced

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   Almost 300 inventors and creative minds have entered the competition for the National Award for Patents 2022, which is awarded by the Austrian Patent Office together with the Ministry of Climate Protection. The submissions were evaluated by a…

7. Thank God It's Black Friday

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   Years of disputes After the Hong Kong-based company Super Union Holdings Ltd. registered the term “Black Friday” as a national word mark in Germany in 2013, a wave of warning letters followed shortly afterwards: the aim was to prevent German…

8. Book about the history of the Austrian Patent Office

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   The Austrian Patent Office is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year - a real reason to celebrate! But instead of publishing a commemorative publication, we wanted to take the opportunity to shed light on the eventful history of our office in a…

9. European Innovation Scoreboard 2025: Austria Remains a 'Strong Innovator'

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   The European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 (EIS) by the EU Commission once again confirms Austria as a 'Strong Innovator'. Particularly noteworthy is Austria's first-place ranking within the EU in the area of 'Intellectual Assets', including design,…

10. Woman and patents: Austria brings up the rear in Europe

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    Findings from the study of the European Patent Office "Women's participation in inventive activity". European and global comparisons. 8 Facts Austria brings up the rear in Europe: only 8% share of women in patenting. Liechtenstein with 9.6% and…