Patents - Filing Requirements


Patent Filing Requirements

Notes
Patents of invention:
1- Power of attorney simply signed.
2- Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor (can be filed later).
3- Application documents in Hungarian, English, German, or French language comprising specification, claim(s), and abstract. The translation can be filed later.
4- Formal drawings, if any.
5- Certified copy of the priority document if claimed, in English, German, or French language (should be filed within 4 months from the filing date; no extension of time is possible).

Patents of PCT:
1- Power of attorney simply signed.
2- Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor (can be filed later).

Annuity Requirements
  • No documents are required.

Patent Search
  • No documents are required.

Patent Assignment
  • Power of attorney signed by the assignee.
  • Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent Merger
  • Power of attorney simply signed.
  • Merger agreement document signed by both parties.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent Recordal of Change
  • Power of attorney reflecting the new name or address simply signed.
  • Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register reflecting the change.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent License
  • Power of attorney signed by the licensee.
  • License agreement document signed by both parties.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.