5-8 months
Filing Language: Dutch/French/English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
no
6-18 months
4 months
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
20 years
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
6 years
OPI does not conduct substantive examination for utility models (short-term patents). If no search is carried out or search reports from other countries are provided, it will only be protected as a short-term patent.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.