Which is the competent authority for patent applications for inventions in Austria?

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian patent search for inventions: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

If within 12 months before the filing of the design patent application, due to the disclosure of the designer or its former right holder, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed.

yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times for a maximum protection of 25 years.

2 years

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian Utility Model Patent Search: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.

yes. Prior to patent grant/rejection, the patent type can be converted from utility model to invention at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.