The Foundation for the Defense of the Citizen Against State Abuses (FACIAS) denounces the exorbitant fees and inefficient and complicated procedures imposed by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM), which stifle Romania's innovative potential and hinder the country's development. Moreover, for the lack of action by the Government in response to FACIAS's requests, the foundation has filed a lawsuit and requested the CCR to be seized of this outrageous situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Romania is a modest innovator, are the conclusions of the European Innovation Council report. Under these conditions, instead of stimulating innovation, Romania is one of the countries that apply the most burdensome fees for the registration of trademarks and patents. Excessive fees and numerous OSIM bureaucracies strangle creativity and encourage stagnation, say experts in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FACIAS has taken a stand against this problem and has addressed several letters to the Romanian Government, exposing the situation of abusive fees charged by OSIM and calling for a change in the relevant legislation to reduce fees and simplify OSIM's public procedures. The Government's response, through the Ministry of Economy, was that the current fees are fine and that they cover the costs associated with the trademark and patent registration process. Following the not at all explanatory and not at all justified response, FACIAS initiated the procedure for the annulment of the Government Decision on the fees charged by OSIM and filed a preliminary complaint to the Romanian Government. By ignoring this critical situation and disregarding the rights of citizens to have access to a fair and accessible industrial property protection system, the Romanian Government is a blatant example of negligence and lack of interest in the economic development of our country. FACIAS has taken immediate action to put an end to this unfair treatment and to allow innovation and creativity to flourish in Romania, unhindered by the financial and bureaucratic barriers imposed by OSIM. It has therefore decided to sue the Government, asking the court to cancel the Government Decision No 41\/1998 on fees in the field of industrial property protection and the regime for their use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lipsa digitaliz\u0103rii cre\u0219te costurile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe scurt, FACIAS solicit\u0103 reducerea taxelor, simplificarea procedurilor \u0219i eliminarea birocra\u021biei excesive, dar \u0219i digitalizarea proceselor pentru sc\u0103derea costurilor. Una dintre taxele vizate este cea pentru examinarea m\u0103rcii \u00een format color. Av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere ca efortul logistic la procesare este acela\u0219i, indiferent dac\u0103 marca este alb negru sau color, taxarea diferit\u0103 este absurd\u0103. De asemenea, FACIAS solicit\u0103 digitalizarea OSIM \u0219i cere eliminarea taxei pentru eliberarea certificatului de \u00eenregistrare\/re\u00eennoire marc\u0103 \u0219i introducerea unui certificat electronic, iar certificatul \u00een format print s\u0103 fie eliberat doar la cerere contra unei taxe. Totodat\u0103, taxa pentru limitarea produselor sau a serviciilor trebuie eliminat\u0103, deoarece reprezint\u0103, de multe ori, o modalitate de solu\u021bionare amiabil\u0103 a unui poten\u021bial conflict. \u00cen cererea de chemare \u00een judecat\u0103, FACIAS arat\u0103 \u0219i argumenteaz\u0103 c\u0103 taxele percepute de c\u0103tre OSIM sunt abuzive at\u00e2t din punct de vedere al valorii lor c\u00e2t \u0219i a num\u0103rului exagerat de mare. Acestea dep\u0103\u0219esc din punct de vedere al cuantumului, taxe similare din \u021b\u0103ri precum Slovacia, Cehia, Serbia sau Polonia, iar impunerea taxelor are rolul de a descuraja inovatorii \u0219i de a bloca practic procesul de inven\u021bie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prin aceast\u0103 ac\u021biune juridic\u0103, FACIAS \u00ee\u0219i reafirm\u0103 angajamentul de a lupta \u00eempotriva abuzurilor statului \u0219i de a proteja drepturile cet\u0103\u021benilor rom\u00e2ni. Solicit\u0103m instan\u021belor de judecat\u0103 s\u0103 analizeze cu aten\u021bie aceast\u0103 situa\u021bie \u0219i s\u0103 ia m\u0103surile necesare pentru a asigura respectarea principiilor de echitate \u0219i de accesibilitate \u00een domeniul protec\u021biei propriet\u0103\u021bii industriale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FACIAS va continua s\u0103 monitorizeze \u00eendeaproape aceast\u0103 situa\u021bie \u0219i va face tot ce este necesar pentru a se asigura c\u0103 drepturile cet\u0103\u021benilor rom\u00e2ni sunt respectate \u0219i c\u0103 inova\u021bia \u0219i creativitatea pot prospera \u00een Rom\u00e2nia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Funda\u021bia pentru Ap\u0103rarea Cet\u0103\u021benilor \u00cempotriva Abuzurilor Statului (FACIAS) denun\u021b\u0103 taxele exorbitante \u0219i procedurile ineficiente \u0219i complicate impuse de Oficiul de Stat pentru Inven\u021bii \u0219i M\u0103rci (OSIM), care sufoc\u0103 poten\u021bialul inovator…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicate-de-presa","category-stiri"],"yoast_head":"\n