yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
12 months before the filing date/priority date.
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
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
yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
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
no
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
yes