Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
Austrian Patent Office
English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO
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Austrian Utility Model Patent Search: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)
10 years
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid every 5 years. The overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of up to six months after the due date, and a 20% late fee will be paid at the same time. Pay within the first 3 months of the grace period with no late fees.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
2 years
11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.
1 month
ATPO conducts formality examination only for utility model patent applications. Although ATPO searches utility model patent applications, the search results do not affect the grant results. The applicant may amend the patent application after receiving the search report.
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