yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).
no
12-14 months
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
no
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "Unintentional".
UKRPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant needs to submit a request for substantive examination and pay the official fee within 3 years from the filing date.
3-5 years
- yes. The same category may include multiple designs in one design.
10 years