The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
Filing Language: Dutch/French/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
4 months
Netherlands Ministry of Commerce
English: Netherlands Patent Office, Abbreviation: RVO
Website: www.rvo.nl/octrooien
Dutch invention patent search: Zoeken in octrooien (rvo.nl)
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
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- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: After the patent is granted, the annual fee shall be paid year by year starting from the fourth year of the application date. The annual fee can be postponed and paid within 6 months after the expiration date at the latest, but a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
- A Benelux design application may contain multiple designs, but not more than 50 designs.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.