- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
no
6-8 months
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes
yes. Multiple designs may be included in one French design application, provided that the designs belong to the same class in the International Classification of Designs.
2-3 years
INPI only conducts a formality examination of the invention patent application, but still needs to pay the search fee within one month from the filing date and conduct a search by the EPO, and the search result does not affect the granted result.
10 years
20 years