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| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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A novelty grace period of 6 months is available if:
- Disclosures caused at officially organized or officially sanctioned international exhibitions
- Disclosure resulting from being made public for reasons related to the misuse of the inventor or its predecessor owner
2-3 years
no
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
The initial protection is 6 years, which can be extended twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.
25 years
yes. Before the applicant has received a final decision, an application to change the type of invention from a utility model to an invention may be proposed.
If the disclosure is caused by the designer, the novelty grace period is 12 months from the date of disclosure.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.