yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
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.
25 years
- yes. The same category may include multiple designs in one design.
12-14 months
no
The invention does not lose its novelty 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.
20 years
3-5 years
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).