yes
yes
- A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
no
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
- 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.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
4 months
1-2 years