Who is the competent authority for utility model applications in Austria?

• 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: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

yes

ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian patent search for inventions: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

yes. Before the patent is granted/rejected, the patent type can be changed from invention to utility model at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.

yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.

20 years. Patented medicines and plant protection new varieties can obtain an additional 5-year renewal period, and children's medicines can obtain an additional half-year patent protection period.

2 years

yes