6-8 months
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: From the first year of application, the annual fee is paid year by year, and the annual fee for the first year is included in the application fee. The annual fee for the second year is payable on the anniversary date of the patent application. If the annual fee is overdue, you can pay it within a grace period of 6 months, and pay a late fee at the same time.
1-2 years
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
6-8 months
INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.
yes
20 years
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: French 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
- small entity declaration
- inventor statement
- Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation
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.