yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
no
3-5 years
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
20 years
no
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
12-18 months