yes
1 month
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
yes. Before the patent is granted/rejected, the patent type can be changed from invention to utility model at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.
yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.
yes. Prior to patent grant/rejection, the patent type can be converted from utility model to invention at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.
2 years
yes
yes
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.