Patent Application Encyclopedia

The initial protection is 6 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, and the maximum protection can be 10 years.

no

The grace period for novelty of an Indian design application is 6 months from the date of disclosure, provided the exhibitor has given prior notification to the Patent Office in the prescribed form. According to the provisions of the Indian Patent Act, the manner of disclosure shall be:
- Presentation of designs at industrial or other fairs
- Publication of the design during or after the exhibition
- Display or publication of designs or design descriptions by third parties during or after the fair without the consent of the design owner

If the patent is disclosed due to the display at the exposition or unintentional disclosure, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed within 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

The initial term of protection is 5 years from the filing date, which can be extended up to 25 years by renewal every 5 years.

yes. If the appearance of the designs embodying the same design concept is similar, the combined design may be submitted in one design application.

10 years

2-3 years

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
• Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.

Accept the restoration of priority, and consult OSIM for specific standards.

Yes, a utility model can be converted into an invention during the formality examination period within 90 days from the filing date.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date

yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application.

Italian Patent and Trademark Office

English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM

Website: www.uibm.gov.it

The PPO only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications, only examines novelty and industrial applicability, and does not examine inventive step.

20 years

12-18 months

1-2 years

If the disclosure is caused by the inventor or the information source of the discloser is the inventor; or if the disclosure occurs again after being disclosed by the above-mentioned subject, the patent enjoys a novelty grace period within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.