1. application path

1. Apply for a patent directly to the Netherlands;

2. Dutch patent application by EPO application.

2. Review Form

RVO (Dutch Patent Office) conducts a formal examination of patent application documents. Dutch patent applications can be granted without substantive examination. The patent applicant must submit a novelty search request within 13 months from the filing date, and the search report will be received within 9 months after the request. If the patent application has been published at this time, the search report will also be published; according to the results of the search report, the applicant has 2 months to modify or submit a division; the search report contains a written opinion (written opinion).

3. protection period
is 20 years from the date of application and can be renewed indefinitely. Dutch patents, like Dutch trademarks, are equally entitled and protected in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.4. Application Language

Dutch

5. to submit documents

1. the text of the patent application;

2. English translation of the patent application documents;

3. Dutch translation of the claims;

4. English translation of priority copy and first page (or DAS code);

5. Patent application information form;

6. Name and address of the applicant for the patent;

7. the name and gender of the inventor of the patent;

8. Notification of adoption of confidentiality review.

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