If the design is disclosed by the designer or his representative within 12 months before the filing date, the design will not lose its novelty.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
2 years
If the design is disclosed by the designer or his representative within 12 months before the filing date, the design will not lose its novelty.
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "due care".
yes
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU design: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date and 14 months at the latest.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
Swedish Patent and Registration Office
English: The Swedish Patent and Registraion Office (PRV)
Website: www.prv.se
Swedish Invention Patent Search: Swedish Patent Database, Search (prv.se)
no