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About the vpi<\/h2>\n

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Welcome to the Visegrad Patent Institute<\/h2>\n

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The Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI) started operation on 1st of July 2016<\/strong> as an intergovernmental organization for cooperation in the field of patents established by the four Visegrad countries<\/strong>: the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic.<\/p>\n

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The VPI was appointed as an International Searching Authority<\/strong> (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority<\/strong> (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).<\/p>\n

The VPI fills a territorial gap within the global system of the PCT, acting as an International Authority for Central and Eastern Europe<\/strong> and makes up for the missing link in the network of European PCT authorities.<\/p>\n

The VPI is governed by the Administrative Board<\/strong> whose representatives are appointed by the Contracting States. The work related to the services of the VPI are carried out by the experts of the branch offices<\/strong>, while the Secretariat of the VPI<\/strong> is responsible for the management of the VPI\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

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The structure of the VPI<\/h2>\n

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Administrative<\/a>
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VPI<\/a>
Secretariat >><\/a><\/p>\n

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Czech<\/a>
branch office >><\/a><\/p>\n

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Hungarian<\/a>
branch office >><\/a><\/p>\n

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Polish<\/a>
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Slovak<\/a>
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Administrative Board<\/h2>\n

The Administrative Board is the governing and norm setting body<\/strong> of the VPI. It is composed of the Representatives and the alternate Representatives of the Contracting States. Each Contracting State is entitled to appoint one Representative and one alternate Representative to the Administrative Board.<\/p>\n

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VPI Secretariat<\/h2>\n

The head of the VPI Secretariat is the Director. The Secretariat is responsible for the organization, day-to-day management and administrative support of the VPI\u2019s work.<\/strong> The Secretariat and the Director act as the VPI\u2019s interface to all external parties<\/strong>, including the International Bureau of WIPO, national offices acting as Receiving Offices, and, when necessary, other international partners and users of the VPI\u2019s patent-related services.<\/p>\n

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Czech branch office<\/h2>\n

The Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic<\/strong> (IPO CZ) is a central body of state administration<\/strong> acting in the field of industrial property protection<\/strong>. The IPO is headed by the president, who is appointed by the government.
The history of the IPO CZ goes back to 1919<\/strong> when the Patent office was founded<\/strong>. The IPO CZ acts namely as a patent and trademark office. The former Czechoslovakia became a contracting party to the PCT on June 20, 1991. The Czech Republic as a successor has continued to apply the PCT on its territory since January 1, 1993. IPO CZ fulfils the tasks under the PCT as a Receiving Office<\/strong> in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

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Hungarian branch office<\/h2>\n

The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO)<\/strong>, founded in 1895, is the central government office for the matters of intellectual property<\/strong> in Hungary and fulfils the tasks under the PCT as a Receiving Office<\/strong> in Hungary.
Hungary became party to the PCT on June 27, 1980.<\/strong> In addition to acting as a PCT Receiving Office, since 2006 the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) carried out search and preliminary examination for the Austrian Patent Office<\/strong> (APO) as a PCT Authority under a bilateral agreement concluded with the APO that was in effect until December 2014.<\/strong>
HIPO delegates have participated in the Permanent Committee on Harmonization of Search Activities (PCHSA) and its Working Groups responsible for cooperation and harmonization between PCT Authorities in Europe since 2009.<\/p>\n

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Polish branch office<\/h2>\n

The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland<\/strong> (PPO) is the central agency of the governmental administration<\/strong> for the matters of industrial property<\/strong>. It is headed by the President who is appointed by the Council of Ministers and structurally supervised by the Minister of Development.
Poland acceded to the PCT on December 25, 1990 and since then the PPO has served as a Receiving Office, and Poland has become a designated country in PCT applications.<\/p>\n

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Slovak branch office<\/h2>\n

The Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic (IPO SR) is the central state administration body<\/strong> for the field of the industrial property<\/strong>.
The Slovak Republic, as well as the Czech Republic, are the successor states of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic that acceded to the PCT in 1991<\/strong>. The Slovak Republic has been a contracting state of the PCT since January 1, 1993, and since this date IPO SR has fulfilled its tasks within the PCT system as a Receiving Office<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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SERVICES<\/h2>\n

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The Visegrad Patent Institute carries out the following services:<\/p>\n

International Search (IS) >><\/span><\/a>
International Preliminary Examination (IPE) >><\/a><\/span>
Supplementary International Searches (SIS) >><\/a><\/span>
International type search (ITS) >><\/span><\/a>
Novelty Search Service (NSS) >><\/span><\/a>
Novelty Search with Preliminary Patentaility Report (NSPPR) >><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE PCT<\/h2>\n

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The PCT is an international treaty that makes it possible to seek patent protection simultaneously in a large number of countries by filing a single application. Granting the patent remains under the national or regional legislation.<\/p>\n

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VPI Secretariat and Director<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_2,1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

Postal address:<\/strong>
Visegrad Patent Institute
II. J\u00e1nos P\u00e1l p\u00e1pa t\u00e9r 7.
H-1081 Budapest
Hungary<\/p>\n

Director:<\/strong>
Dr. Johanna Stadler
E-mail: director@vpi.int
Telephone (Director): +36 20 386 3557<\/p>\n

Secretariat:<\/strong>
E-mail: secretariat@vpi.int
Telefon (Secretariat): +36 1 951 5770, +36 70 386 3507<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday to Friday 9:00-14:00<\/p>\n

Bank account:<\/strong>
Account holder's name: Visegrad Patent Institute
Bank: Raiffeisen Bank Zrt., 1133 Budapest, V\u00e1ci \u00fat 116-118.
IBAN: HU66-12012204-01799099-00200000
SWIFT Code: UBRTHUHB<\/p>\n

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Czech branch office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Anton\u00edna \u010cerm\u00e1ka 2a
160 68 Praha 6 \u2013 Bubene\u010d
Czech Republic
E-mail: cz@vpi.int, posta@upv.cz
Phone: 220 383 111
Fax: 224 324 718<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday: 8:00 \u2013 17:00
Tuesday: 8:00 \u2013 16:00
Wednesday: 8:00 \u2013 17:00
Thursday: 8:00 \u2013 16:00
Friday: 8:00 \u2013 14:30<\/p>\n

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Hungarian branch office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
II. J\u00e1nos P\u00e1l p\u00e1pa t\u00e9r 7.
H-1081 Budapest
Hungary
E-mail: hu@vpi.int, sztnh@hipo.gov.hu
Phone: +36 (1) 312 4400
Fax: +36 (1) 474 5534<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday 9.00 - 13.00
Tuesday 9.00 - 13.00
Wednesday 10.00 - 18.00
Thursday 9.00 -13.00
Friday 9.00 - 11.00<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.17.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]

Polish branch office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
Al. Niepodleg\u0142o\u015bci 188\/192
00-950 Warszawa
Poland
P.O. box 203
E-mail: pl@vpi.int, Contact.Center@uprp.gov.pl
Phone: +48 22 579 05 55
Fax: +48 22 579 00 01<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday to Friday 8:00 \u2013 16:00<\/p>\n

Correspondence can be submitted to the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland also after working hours and on days off.<\/p>\n

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Slovak branch office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
\u0160vermova 43
974 04 Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica 4
Slovak Republic
E-mail: sk@vpi.int, infocentrum@indprop.gov.sk
Phone: +421 48 4300 131
Fax: +421 48 4132 563<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/strong>
Monday 9:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 9:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 9:00 - 15:00
Thursday 9:00 - 15:00
Friday 9:00 - 15:00<\/p>\n

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Secretariat of the Visegrad Patent Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

II. J\u00e1nos P\u00e1l p\u00e1pa t\u00e9r 7.
H-1081 Budapest, Hungary
E-mail: secretariat@vpi.int
Phone: +36 1 613 5130
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