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The novelty grace period is 6 months from the filing date/priority date.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annual Fee: A renewal fee is payable every 5 years. The payment of the annual fee can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the due date at the latest, but a 50% late fee will be charged at the same time.
4 months
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
no
- A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
Netherlands Ministry of Commerce
English: Netherlands Patent Office, Abbreviation: RVO
Website: www.rvo.nl/octrooien
Dutch invention patent search: Zoeken in octrooien (rvo.nl)
The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.