no
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
25 years
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
If the designer or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the designer discloses the design within 12 months before the filing date/priority date, the design will not lose its novelty.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "Unintentional".
no
- yes. The same category may include multiple designs in one design.
Novelty of the invention shall not be lost if the inventor, or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the inventor, discloses the invention information within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.