no
12-14 months
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
- yes. The same category may include multiple designs in one design.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
no
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 conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant needs to submit a request for substantive examination and pay the official fee within 3 years from the filing date.
Novelty of the invention shall not be lost if the inventor, or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the inventor, discloses the invention information within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.