Which is the competent authority for patent applications for inventions in Austria?

2 years

Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

ATPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. The search report will be published together with the patent application within 18 months from the filing date, and the substantive examination will start automatically, and the applicant does not need to file a separate request for substantive examination. It can be authorized if the granted conditions are met.

yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.

ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

20 years. Patented medicines and plant protection new varieties can obtain an additional 5-year renewal period, and children's medicines can obtain an additional half-year patent protection period.

yes

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times for a maximum protection of 25 years.

1 month

10 years