Patent Application Encyclopedia

Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office

English: Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: OPI

Website: Ministry of the Economy // The Luxembourg Government (gouvernement.lu)

Luxembourg Utility Model Patent Search: BPP eRegister (public.ws_lu)

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The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

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In Hungary, the following disclosures provide for a novelty grace period of 12 months:
- Disclosures resulting from abuse related to the applicant or his legal predecessors;
- the disclosure was made by the applicant, his predecessor or a third party (if the information was provided by the applicant or his predecessor).

Furthermore, if the design is disclosed to a third party under conditions of confidentiality, the disclosure will be disregarded.

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no

The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:

• Practical testing and construction of machinery and instruments that the applicant needs to carry out in preparation for the invention
• The applicant or inventor exhibits at an officially held or recognized exhibition
• Malicious disclosure by third parties

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Polish Intellectual Property Office

English: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, abbreviation: PPO

Website: uprp.gov.pl

Polish invention patent search: Wyszukiwarka prosta (uprp.gov.pl)

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The applicant should pay the annual fee from the first year to the year of granted in one lump sum within 6 months from the date of granted (calculated from the date of application). Then the annual fee is paid year by year, and the deadline is one month before the application date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 12 months, and a penalty should be paid at the same time.

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
• Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The renewal fee is paid every 5 years. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within 6 months after the due date at the latest, but an additional penalty of 12.00 euros is required.

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Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle

Novelty grace period of 12 months for inventors, their successors and third parties who have received information about the invention from the inventor/successors, through any form of communication or at national and international exhibitions .

Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute

English: Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute (UKRPATENT)

Website: Ukrpatent

Ukrainian invention patent search: Specialized DB "Inventions (Utility Models) in Ukraine" (uipv.org)