The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annual Fee: A renewal fee is payable every 5 years. The payment of the annual fee can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the due date at the latest, but a 50% late fee will be charged at the same time.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
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- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
1-2 years
The RVO conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
4 months
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: Dutch
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Dutch translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Dutch translation
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review