How long does it take to authorize an industrial design in Italy?

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6-8 months

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  • Whether the Italian industrial design application can be DAS

    yes

  • Novelty Grace Period for Italian Invention Patent Application

    A novelty grace period of 6 months prior to the filing date/priority date may be enjoyed in the following cases.

    • Publication at official or officially recognized international exhibitions
    • Malicious disclosure by a third party

  • What are the requirements for Italian industrial design application documents

    Filing Language: Italian

    Necessary documents:

    1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Italian translation of the priority certification document (notarization is required)
    4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    5. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • Italian design authorization and annual fee instructions

    • Licensing Fee: None.
    • Annuity: Pay the renewal fee for the next 5-year protection period before the expiration of each 5-year protection period, that is, the 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year annual fees.

  • Whether the Italian invention patent application can be DAS

    yes

  • Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Italy

    12 months before the filing date/priority date.

  • What are the requirements for the Italian invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: Italian

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Italian translation
    3. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Italian translation
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Certified Priority Document
    6. Italian translation of the priority certification document (notarization is required)
    7. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    8. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    9. Application fee payment certificate
    10. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entering the Italian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Italian translation
    6. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Italian translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    10. Application fee payment certificate

  • Whether the Italian invention patent application can be type-converted

    yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.

  • Italian invention patent application authorization and annual fee instructions

    • Licensing Fee: None.
    • Annuity: payable annually starting from the 5th year from the filing date; if the annual fee is due while the application is still under review, it should be paid within 4 months from the date of granted. All subsequent annual fees should be paid in advance by the last day of the month in which the filing date falls. If the applicant declares to provide a non-exclusive license to the public, the annual fee for maintaining the patent right can be reduced by 50%; if the annual fee is not paid within the time limit, it can be paid within 6 months of the due date, and a late fee of 100.00 Euros will be paid ; The annual fee can be paid accumulatively.

  • Which is the competent authority for Italian invention patent applications?

    Italian Patent and Trademark Office

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

    Website: www.uibm.gov.it