Which is the Hungarian utility model application patent authority?

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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

专利申请流程

  • 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.

  • 3 years

  • The novelty grace period in Hungary is 6 months before the filing date if disclosure occurs:

    - due to abuse of the rights of the applicant or his predecessors;
    - because the applicant or the predecessor of the right holder has exhibited the invention at an exhibition duly recognized by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office.

  • Filing Language: Hungarian

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    5. Power of Attorney
    6. small entity declaration
    7. inventor statement
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    10. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    11. IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Enter the US national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. small entity declaration
    9. inventor statement
    10. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    11. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    12. IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art
  • The novelty grace period in Hungary is 6 months before the filing date if disclosure occurs:

    - due to abuse of the rights of the applicant or his predecessors;
    - because the applicant or the predecessor of the right holder has exhibited the invention at an exhibition duly recognized by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office.

    • 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
  • The patent grant procedure is divided into two separate stages:

    • The first stage is the formality examination stage, from the filing of the patent application to the publication of the patent application.
    • The second stage is the substantive examination stage after publication. If the application meets the formal requirements, the Hungarian Patent Office will manage the filing date and perform a novelty search. The request for substantive examination can be made at the time of filing the application or at the latest within 6 months from the date of publication of the search report in the Official Gazette.
  • no

  • 10 years

  • 8 months