Who is the competent authority for patent applications for inventions in Luxembourg?

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

6 years

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

no

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 25 years.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: Renewal fee is paid every 5 years (within 12 months before the validity period expires). The annual fee can be deferred up to 6 months after the due date, subject to a late fee of 50.00 EUR.

OPI does not conduct substantive examination for utility models (short-term patents). If no search is carried out or search reports from other countries are provided, it will only be protected as a short-term patent.

4 months

no

no