yes
- 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.
yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "all due care".
- 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.
yes
6-8 months
12 months before the filing date/priority date.
25 years
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
A novelty grace period of 6 months prior to the filing date/priority date may be enjoyed in the following cases.
- Publication at official or officially recognized international exhibitions
- Malicious disclosure by a third party