Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
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
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
no
4 months
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.
5-8 months
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
OPI conducts only formality examination of design patent applications.
no