Filing Language: Dutch | |
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4 months
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
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The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: After the patent is granted, the annual fee shall be paid year by year starting from the fourth year of the application date. The annual fee can be postponed and paid within 6 months after the expiration date at the latest, but a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
The novelty grace period is 6 months from the filing date/priority date.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: Dutch/French/English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer