The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
no
OPI conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office
English: Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: OPI
Website: Ministry of the Economy // The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu)
Luxembourg Utility Model Patent Search: BPP eRegister (public.ws_lu)
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes. A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
no
OPI conducts only formality examination of invention patent applications. The applicant needs to file a search request within 18 months from the filing date, or submit a search report issued by any official search agency within 18 months from the priority date, and the judgment of novelty in the search report does not affect the Luxembourg patent granted.
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.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
no