How to renew your Patent, Utility Model or Design in Romania?

Romanian Patent Annuities

(The fees were last updated on October 27, 2025. The information is based on the local patent office's database.)

• Renewal fees falling due within 3 months of the grant of the patent may be paid without surcharge within this 3-month period.
• The initial renewal payment is due 12 months after the patent is granted by the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM). This payment must include all annuities that would have been payable during the application period.
  • Consider a grant date of January 20, 2022: the initial renewal fee must then be settled by January 20, 2023.
• Once the first renewal is completed, subsequent annuity payments are required on an annual basis, falling on the anniversary of the original filing date. The due date aligns with the same day and month as the filing date.
  • For instance, if the filing date was November 9, subsequent annuities would be due on November 9 each year.
• If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a 6-month grace period, though a 50% late penalty will be applied.

Romanian Utility Model Annuities

(The fees were last updated on October 27, 2025. The information is based on the local patent office's database.)

• The term of protection of a utility model is 6 years from the date of filing. This duration can be extended by 2 further periods of 2 years each. Consequently, the maximum term of protection of the utility model is 10 years.
• If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a 6-month grace period, though a 50% late penalty will be applied.

Romanian Design Annuities

(The fees were last updated on October 27, 2025. The information is based on the local patent office's database.)

• The design maintenance fee are paid within 1 month from the date of receipt of the decision to grant for the whole period of 10 years.
• If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a 6-month grace period, though a 50% late penalty will be applied.