Filing Requirements

• Specification and claims in Estonian, drawings, abstract in Estonian and in English, information about the inventor and applicant
• If the application materials were not filed in Estonian, the Estonian translation must be filed within 2 months
• Priority document within 4 months from the filing date in Estonia

Representation before the Estonian Patent Office
A person with no residence, seat or commercial or industrial enterprise operating in Estonia must authorize a patent attorney as a representative before the Estonian Patent Office.


Examination, grant, renewal 

• The Estonian Patent Office carries out substantive examination of the invention, examining the novelty of the invention (worldwide novelty), the inventive step and industrial applicability. 
  
• No examination request is required. 
  
• The average duration of the examination: 2.3 years. 
  
• The patent application is published in 18 months from the filing date or priority date. 
  
• The maximum term of validity of the patent: 20 years from the filing date. 
  
• Renewal fee: paid for each year of validity.