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Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office is the national authority responsible for protecting intellectual creations and innovative technical solutions, with 129 years of expertise in the field.

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 Services of the HIPO

 Our mission is to help our clients make informed decisions about intellectual property rights, while avoiding disputes and unnecessary costs.

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 Industrial Property and Copyright Review   

  Our publication features analytical studies on issues related to industrial property protection and copyright protection, published every two months. Since 2020, it has been available in both print and electronic formats.

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From idea to value - but how?

Trademark

Trade marks impart a particular, distinct character to goods and services so that they should not be confused with similar goods and services of others. Trade marks play an important role in marketing and competition in the market.

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Patent

Patent and invention go hand in hand: a new technical solution for a product or process is called an invention, and the legal protection that exists on it is called a patent or patent protection, which bestows material and moral recognition on the inventor.

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Design

The aesthetic appearance (design) of a product, which is the result of its external features and their decoration (e.g. colour, surface, material). If the design is new and individual, it may be granted legal protection in the form of a design right.

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Copyright and Related Rights

Copyright protects the results of human creative activity and creative choices. It is not the idea, process or method itself that enjoys protection, but their expression. Copyright arises when the work is created, no official action or registration is required.

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Utility Model Protection

Such protection may be granted to a solution relating to the shapingconfiguration, structure or arrangement of the parts of an object if it is new, based on an inventive step and industrially applicable. The aesthetic shaping of the product is not included in the concept of utility model.

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IP Scan – Intellectual assets diagnosis

Our free service helps Hungarian based SMEs assess what intellectual property rights they can acquire. The service is based on a personal interview to learn about a company's activities, plans, and development ideas. This service is recommended for innovative companies that want to use intellectual property protection tools more effectively. 

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Customer Service

We provide information on intellectual property protection issues in person, over the telephone and in writing. We help our clients to make well-informed decisions regarding industrial property rights and avoid legal disputes and unnecessary costs by offering services such as the voluntary registration of works, trademark searches and IP Scan. 

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Patent services

Our patent services aim to help you access information necessary for substantiating decisions related to protection applications or existing protections. During the novelty search, we identify publications relevant to the novelty of the invention and the requirements for an inventive step. This saves you time, money, and effort during the process. 

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 Trademark search

Our trademark search helps determine the likelihood of registering a designation as a trademark. It quickly (within five working days of receipt) provides user-friendly information on valid Hungarian trademark rights that are identical or similar to the provided designation. Using this service is recommended before filing a trademark application to avoid infringement. 

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