How long does it take for a utility model application to be granted in Luxembourg?

Submitted by 页之码 on

5-8 months

专利申请流程

  • Filing Language: Dutch/French/English

    Necessary documents:

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

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
    • via Nationalization of PCT : 20 months from the earliest priority date.

    *Luxembourg is one of the only countries in the world that still retain Chapter I for 20 months to enter the national phase (the other is Tanzania). If it takes 30 months to enter the national phase, a request for international preliminary examination must be filed.

  • The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 25 years.

  • 20 years

  • no

  • 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

  • Filing Language: English/German/French

    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. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    5. 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 Luxembourg national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    5. Power of Attorney
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
    • via Nationalization of PCT : 20 months from the earliest priority date.
    • Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of granted of the European invention.

    *Luxembourg is one of the only countries in the world that still retain Chapter I for 20 months to enter the national phase (the other is Tanzania). If it takes 30 months to enter the national phase, a request for international preliminary examination must be submitted.

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

  • Filing Language: English/German/French

    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. Microorganism deposit certificate and its English/German/French translation
    3. Certificate of Microorganism Survival and its English/German/French translation
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Certified Priority Document
    6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    8. 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 Luxembourg national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Microorganism deposit certificate and its English/German/French translation
    6. Certificate of Microorganism Survival and its English/German/French translation
    7. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    8. Power of Attorney
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer