Patent Application Encyclopedia

UKPTO

English: Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: UKIPO

Website: Intellectual Property Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

UK invention patent search: Intellectual Property Office - Patent document and information service (Ipsum) (ipo.gov.uk)

no

no

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted decision notice.
• Annuity: It will be paid year by year starting from the date of patent announcement for 4 years, and the renewal fee can be paid within 12 months before the expiration of the protection period. If you fail to pay after the due date, you can make up the payment within a grace period of 6 months, but you need to pay a penalty at the same time.

• Grant fee: The patent applicant should pay the granted fee within 3 months from the date of receiving the patent granted decision
• Annuity: The annual fee for the first year is paid at the same time as the granted fee. Subsequent annual fees should be paid within 6 months before the due date. Overdue annual fees can be paid within a 6-month grace period, and a 10% late fee will be paid at the same time

8 months

10 years

Yes, an invention can be converted into a utility model, and the converted application has the filing date of the initial application.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

2 years

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office

English: Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: OPI

Website: Ministry of the Economy // The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu)

Luxembourg Utility Model Patent Search: BPP eRegister (public.ws_lu)

20 years

The initial protection period is 4 years, which can be extended for two consecutive three years, and the maximum protection period is 10 years.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

yes. Before the applicant has received a final decision, an application to change the type of invention from a utility model to an invention may be proposed.

yes