Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
English: Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: HIPO
URL: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en
Hungarian Patent Search: epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN
In Hungary, the following disclosures provide for a novelty grace period of 12 months:
- Disclosures resulting from abuse related to the applicant or his legal predecessors;
- the disclosure was made by the applicant, his predecessor or a third party (if the information was provided by the applicant or his predecessor).Furthermore, if the design is disclosed to a third party under conditions of confidentiality, the disclosure will be disregarded.
Design applications in Hungary are examined automatically by the Office. The review process includes formal review and substantive review. The patent office will also conduct a novelty search and send the results to the applicant.
Filing Language: Hungarian
Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Certified Priority Document
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- small entity declaration
- inventor statement
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art
Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle
8 months
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from the earliest priority date (Applications may be filed within 3 months of expiry of the 31-month period, subject to payment of additional fees.)
- Ways to take effect in Europe: within 3 months of the European patent grant announcement date
no
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
no