no
12-18 months
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).
12-14 months
The invention does not lose its novelty 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.
no
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "Unintentional".