The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania,

and

The Israeli Patent Office,

hereinafter referred to as “Offices”

Expressing their willingness to establish a cooperation with a view to promoting more favourable conditions for the mutual protection and exploitation of industrial property rights, namely, in the field of patents, trademarks and geographical indications, industrial designs,

Expressing their willingness to contribute to the development of the industrial property protection and the scientific and technical cooperation between  Romania and  Israel,

have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE 1

The Offices are willing to undertake measures to develop and intensify their relationship by means of mutual exchange of experience and assistance with a view to solving any aspect of mutual interest.

ARTICLE 2

The cooperation may take the form of exchange of:

1. - Information:
          a) on the evolution of legislation, of bilateral and international  treaties and of national texts implementing said treaties,
          b) on the technical know-how and used methods in the drawing up of search report and examination field by constituting consultative groups, if necessary,
          c) on the organisation and administration of Offices and on any important change in the respective field,
          d) on the computerized  system in the procedure of drawing up search reports, examination,
          e) on the challenges in the field of patents for  inventions, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, especially regarding counterfeiting and disputes of a private nature that may arise from titles or contracts related to industrial property between Romanian or Israeli enterprises or bodies,
          f) on the staff training policy  by specialisation programmes or workshops,
          g) on the organisation of conferences, lectures and seminars,
          h) on the institutional  relationships that the Offices maintain with scientific and professional media,
          i) on the development of specialized services for industry and, especially, on training, information and communication techniques,
           j) on industrial property protection for Israeli applicants in Romania and for Romanian applicants in Israel and on its promotion,
          k) on cooperation and mutual support for the promotion of the interests of the Romanian and Israeli Offices in the framework of  international organizations.

2. -  Technical and legal staff  (hereinafter referred to as “experts”),

3. – Publications, in accordance with the modalities mutually agreed upon.

4. – Any other form as seen fit by the offices.

         
ARTICLE 3

The Offices intend to establish specific programmes on the objectives as well as on the cooperation modalities. Their approval shall make the subject-matter of exchange of letters.

ARTICLE 4

The Office of the country of origin shall submit to the Office of the receiving country the names and position of the experts sent on the mission.

At the end of the mission, the experts shall submit to their Offices reports on the activities they carried out in the receiving country.

ARTICLE 5

The two  Offices  agree upon the organisation of a meeting of the top management of the two offices carried on, in principle and if possible, once a year, in Romania and Israel, alternately, in order to discuss the results of the implementation of the Declaration of Intent, future common actions, other issues of common interest.

ARTICLE  6

In all matters relating to this Declaration of Intent each side shall bare its own expenses.

ARTICLE  7

Either party may terminate the present Declaration of Intent by a notice sent at least six months in advance.

The State Office for Inventions                                        The Israeli Patent Office
and Trademarks of Romania                                                                        
                                                         
Eng. Dipl. Gabor Varga                                                                   Dr. Meir Noam

Director General                                                              Commissioner for            Patents, Trademarks and Designs