How long is the PCT period for Luxembourg invention patent application?

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  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 20 months from the earliest priority date.
  • Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of granted of the European invention.

*Luxembourg is one of the only countries in the world that still retain Chapter I for 20 months to enter the national phase (the other is Tanzania). If it takes 30 months to enter the national phase, a request for international preliminary examination must be submitted.

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