Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
4 months
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
- 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.
1-2 years
- A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
- 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.
Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
yes