The novelty grace period is 6 months from the filing date/priority date.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
- 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.
The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
- 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.
yes
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.
Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
no