Austria

UP

Yes

UPC

Yes

Status of ratification

Yes. Austria ratified the UPCA on 6th August 2013. The PPA was ratified in December 2021 and the instrument of ratification of the PPA was submitted to the Council of the European Union on 18 January 2022.

Local or Regional CFI

Local

Location/Venue of CFI

Vienna - the Austrian Patent Office

Judges

One national judge and 2 judges from the pool.

Languages

German and English

UP/UPC implementing legislation

No information as yet.

Other UP matters of interest

No information as yet.

*Information for this country provided by Christian Gassauer-Fleissner of Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna.