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Czech Republic

(WIPO code: CZ)
(latest review March 2024)
by ROTT, RUZICKA & GUTTMANN – Patent, Trademark and Law Office Praha, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Area

78,864 sq. km.

Population

10,706,242 (2023).

Capital

Prague (Praha), with 1.323 million inhabitants (2023).

Currency

Kc (crowns).

Language(s)

Czech (official), Slovak.

The former Czechoslovakia separated on December 31, 1992 into two independent States, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic (Slovakia).

On January 1, 1993, a Czech Patent Office was established in Prague and a Slovak Patent Office in Bratislava (and from 1995, in Banska Bystrica). Applicants having pending patent or trademark applications at the former Czechoslovakian Patent Office are allowed to decide whether they want to continue the prosecution in the Czech or the Slovak Republic or in both of them. As of January 1, 1993, Czech patents and trademark registrations are granted by the Czech Patent Office, while Slovak patents and trademark registrations are granted by the Slovak Patent Office.

The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union as of May 1, 2004. All Regulations are valid in the Czech Republic.

Statistics (2022) Filed Issued
Patents 600 444
– validated European patents 6,338
SPCs 47 34
Trademarks 9,067 7,582
Utility models 1,104 951
Industrial designs 177 261

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