Multiple designs may be included in one Danish design application, provided they belong to the same class in the Locarno Classification.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The application fee includes the official fee for the first 5 years. The first renewal fee must be paid within 5 years from the filing date.
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: pay year by year starting from the first year from the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 20% late fee will be paid at the same time.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
1-3 years
Within 12 months prior to the filing date/priority date.
DKPTO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
Danish Patent and Trademark Office
English: Danish Patent And Trademark Office, DKPTO
Website: Frontpage (dkpto.org)
Danish Utility Model Patent Search: PVSOnline - Patent & Varemærkestyrelsen (dkpto.dk)
20 years
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
15 months