yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
no
12-14 months
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
3-5 years
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications.
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "Unintentional".
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).
20 years