UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "all due care".
yes
yes
Filing Language: Italian
Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Italian translation of the priority certification document (notarization is required)
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
12 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
2 years
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: Pay the renewal fee for the next 5-year protection period before the expiration of each 5-year protection period, that is, the 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year annual fees.
25 years