10-12 months
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
no
The UKIPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. The applicant should submit an official search request and pay the corresponding fees at the same time as filing the application, or within 12 months from the priority date, and submit a substantive examination request within 6 months after the patent is published.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "Unintentional".
2-3 years
yes
yes
10-12 months
no
Yes, a maximum of 50 combined designs can be included in one design.