A 6-month novelty grace period is available if the disclosure is caused by a third party in bad faith.
The PPO only conducts formality examination of the design, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
25 years
Filing Language: Polish
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
- Patent application fee payment certificate
20 years
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
4-5 years
no
no
- 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: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
yes