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Necessary documents:
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Attachments (if any)
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The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
no
no
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
1-2 years
yes. A maximum of 50 designs may be included under the same Locarno category.
no
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.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.