Trademark Registration before the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM)
Filing a trademark application with the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) is a structured legal procedure that grants the applicant exclusive rights over the distinctive sign within the national territory. The process commences with the submission of a duly completed application, accompanied by a precise specification of the goods and/or services, classified in accordance with the Nice Classification. The accurate drafting of the application and the strategic selection of classes are critical factors in defining the scope of protection and in mitigating potential legal vulnerabilities.
Following filing the application, the trademark undergoes both formal and substantive examination phases. During substantive examination, OSIM assesses compliance with the statutory requirements for registrability, including distinctiveness, and non-descriptiveness. At this stage, the Office may issue provisional refusals or notifications, which require timely and substantiated responses. Our trademark attorneys intervene with legal arguments and, where necessary, propose amendments to the application to overcome such objections and advance the registration process.
Once the application is published in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property, a two-month opposition period begins, during which third parties may challenge the registration. Our legal team closely monitors this stage and, when necessary, prepares robust legal defences to uphold the applicant’s rights. In the absence of oppositions—or once they are successfully resolved—OSIM proceeds to register the trademark and issues the certificate of registration. Through continuous legal support throughout the procedure, we ensure a secure, compliant, and commercially aligned registration for our clients.