Is a Portuguese industrial design application eligible for DAS?

yes. Before the applicant receives the final decision, it may be proposed to change the type of invention from invention to utility model.

Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property

English: Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

URL: https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/

Portuguese Utility Model Patent Search: Pesquisa Online - Patentes (justica.gov.pt)

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: From the 5th year onwards from the date of application, it will be paid year by year. The application fee includes annual fees for the first and second years. There is no annual fee for the third and fourth years, but the applicant needs to notify INPI for renewal in the third and fourth years. All subsequent annual fees must be paid within six months before the date corresponding to the year of application. Overdue annual fees can be paid within a 6-month grace period, and 50% of the annual fee of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

If the disclosure is caused by the designer, the novelty grace period is 12 months from the date of disclosure.

12-14 months

3 months

The initial protection is 6 years, which can be extended twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.