Who is the competent authority for patent applications in the Netherlands?

4 months

Licensing Fee: None.
Annual Fee: A renewal fee is payable every 5 years. The payment of the annual fee can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the due date at the latest, but a 50% late fee will be charged at the same time.

yes

no

1-2 years

A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.

The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

Netherlands Ministry of Commerce

English: Netherlands Patent Office, Abbreviation: RVO

Dutch invention patent search: Zoeken in octrooien (rvo.nl)

Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.

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