no
16-18 months
5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
- 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.
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "due care".
2 years
no
PRV only conducts formality examination on design patents. After the design is officially submitted to the PRV, no modification or addition of other designs is allowed. An applicant may request a deferment of publication for up to 6 months from the filing date/priority date, and this request must be made at the same time as the new application is filed.
no
- 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.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.