Italy (IT)

Italy, officially the Italian Republic is a country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it. Italy is located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, in Southern Europe, and is also often considered part of Western Europe. A unitary parliamentary republic with Rome as its capital and largest city, the country covers a total area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq. mi) and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial enclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in Tunisian waters (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, after Germany and France.

Intellectual property protection in Italy

Intellectual property office Directorate General for the Protection of Industrial Property Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Website http://www.uibm.gov.it
Contact details 19, via Molise
00187 Roma
(39) 06 4705 5800

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Italian
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by an Italian Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing
Opposition period Within three months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by an Italian Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
Multiple design applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by an Italian Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia