Czechia
Supported patent filings

European Validation
Deadline: 3 months (from the date of publication of mention of grant)
London Agreement? No
Official Language: Czech
Translations Required: Yes
Forms: Yes
PCT National Phase Entry
Deadline: 31 months
Power of Attorney: Yes
Assignments: Yes*
Language: Czech
Translation Extension: Yes**
Excess Claims Fee: No
Examination Request: Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes:

* Assignments are only required for non-employee inventions. An inventor’s declaration may be filed instead of an assignment.

* The Czech translation can be submitted within one month from the filing date.
Direct Filing
Deadline: 12 months
Power of Attorney: Yes
Assignments: Yes*
Language: Czech
Translation Extension: Yes**
Excess Claims Fee: No
Examination Request: Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes:

* Assignments are only required for non-employee inventions. An inventor’s declaration may be filed instead of an assignment.

** The Czech translation can be submitted within one month from the filing date.

• A certified copy of the Priority Document may be required during prosecution (with details needed at filing).

Recommended Agents

THK Legal Ltd.

European Validation

PCT National Phase Entry

Direct Filing

THK Legal Ltd. provides comprehensive legal services in intellectual property law. It is top-ranked amongst law and patent firms in Czechia representing clients in the IP field.

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H&P Patents

European Validation

PCT National Phase Entry

Direct Filing

H&P Patents is a subsidiary of HAVEL & PARTNERS, the largest law firm in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It extends its range of legal services to the entire patent law area.

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