Patent Application Encyclopedia

10 years

2 years

yes. The applicant may request that the patent type be converted from invention to utility model before the patent is granted.

Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office

English: Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: OPI

Website: Ministry of the Economy // The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu)

Luxembourg Utility Model Patent Search: BPP eRegister (public.ws_lu)

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

Finnish Patent Registry

English: Finnish Patent and Registration Office, abbreviation: PRH

Website: PRH - Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Finnish Utility Model Patent Search: Kitinet - Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus (prh.fi)

It is protected for 5 years from the date of application, renewed every 5 years, and can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.

The IPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of design patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to submit a separate substantive examination request.

Italian Patent and Trademark Office

English: Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, abbreviation: UIBM

Website: www.uibm.gov.it

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7 months

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the patent announcement fee and the annual fee for the first five-year period within 3 months after receiving the patent granted decision.
• Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the expiration of the deadline, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

Novelty of the invention shall not be lost if the inventor, or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the inventor, discloses the invention information within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

• Grant fee: It will be paid together with the granted announcement fee one month after receiving the granted notice, and the payment will be doubled if it is overdue.
• Annuity: The renewal fee payment period is the corresponding date of the application date in the year, and can be paid within the last year of the current validity period. Payment can still be made within 6 months from the overdue date, subject to a penalty.

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

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

DKPTO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. Danish patent applications can be filed and examined in English, but when the patent is granted the Claim need to be translated into Danish. The substantive examination starts automatically, and there is no need for the applicant to submit a request for substantive examination. DKPOT will conduct novelty search and patentability examination, and the applicant will receive the first search report within 6 to 7 months from the date of application. The patent application will be granted in about 1-3 years after the grant conditions are met.

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