Italian Patent and Trademark Office
English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM
Website: www.uibm.gov.it
yes
2 years
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM
Website: www.uibm.gov.it
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "all due care".
20 years
yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
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.
no