Patent Application Encyclopedia

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

Netherlands Ministry of Commerce

English: Netherlands Patent Office, Abbreviation: RVO

Website: www.rvo.nl/octrooien

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

3-5 years

Bulgarian Patent Office

English: Bulgarian Patent Office, abbreviation: BPO

Website: Патентното ведомство на Република България (bpo.bg)

Bulgarian invention patent search: BPO Online - portal.bpo.bg

20 years

no

Romanian Patent and Trademark Office

English: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks, abbreviation: OSIM

Website: OSIM, EUIPO, WIPO registration, verification, terms and costs (inregistrare-marci.ro)

Romanian Utility Model Patent Search: ro.espacenet.com

10 years

yes. It is possible to change the patent type from utility model to invention within 30 days of receiving the grant/rejection decision, and pay the corresponding fee.

no

A 12-month novelty grace period is available if the invention is disclosed by the applicant or its agent in any form of communication within one year of the filing date or priority date, or exhibited at a national/international exhibition. Appropriate evidence must be submitted at the time of application.

no

Finnish Patent Registry

English: Finnish Patent and Registration Office, abbreviation: PRH

Website: PRH - Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Finnish Utility Model Patent Search: Kitinet - Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus (prh.fi)

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.

Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"

4 months

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

no

The PPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. There is no need to file a request for substantive examination, and the substantive examination starts automatically.