no
yes
6-8 months
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM
Website: www.uibm.gov.it
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
yes
yes
12 months before the filing date/priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Ways to take effect in the EU: 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "all due care".
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM
Website: www.uibm.gov.it