Filing Language: Swedish/English | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
Necessary documents:
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Attachments (if any)
| Attachments (if any)
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none
- Authorization Fee: There is no granted fee.
- Annuity: Renewal fee is paid every 5 years. Overdue annual fee can be postponed at the latest within a grace period of 6 months after the due date, and a 20% penalty must be paid at the same time.
Filing Language: Swedish/English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Several designs may be included in one Swedish design application, provided they belong to the same class in the International Design Classification. Otherwise, separate applications must be submitted for each category.
no
5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
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.
16-18 months
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.