10-12 months
Yes, a maximum of 50 combined designs can be included in one design.
Filing Language: English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- inventor statement
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- comparison file
The initial protection period is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times, and the maximum protection period is 25 years.
If the British patent application is disclosed in an officially recognized international exhibition 6 months before the application, or is disclosed maliciously by a third party, the novelty grace period will be enjoyed. Evidence of exhibits at the exhibition must be submitted with the application.
10-12 months
no
yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "Unintentional".
yes
no