Grant fee: After deciding to grant the patent, the Hungarian Patent Office sends the text of the description, Claim and drawings to the applicant, and the applicant has three months to confirm the text or propose amendments. The granted fee should be paid within 3 months of receiving the granted decision.
Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle
- 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 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.10 years
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
no
Utility models in Hungary are subject to formal and substantive examinations, but not novelty and inventive steps.
no
yes
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.