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IPObel conducts only formality examination of invention patent applications. The applicant needs to submit a search request within 13 months from the date of the latest application. The search report will be issued by the EPO with a written opinion on patentability, but it is not binding. The patent application is completed within 18 months from the earliest priority date Authorization can be obtained after publication.
yes
no
no
- 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.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.
no
3 months
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
yes. A maximum of 50 designs may be included under the same Locarno category.