yes. A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
5-8 months
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.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
yes. A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
6 years
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.
no
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
no