About our deadlines

If you do not pay or respond within the deadline, the application will be rejected. An application can be dismissed both due to non-payment and if you do not respond.

If you see that you do not have time to respond to our statement with an assessment of your application within the deadline we have given you, you can ask for a deadline extension. You must do so by the end of the original deadline.

This applies to patents:

You get an automatic deadline extension of two (2) months without us giving you feedback, so you have to keep track of the postponed deadline yourself .

You can get an automatic deadline extension two (2) times for one application. If we cannot give you a deadline extension, you will be notified by us.

In completely extraordinary cases, deadline extensions are granted when there are "special reasons".

NB : It is important to note that the possibility of deadline extensions does not apply to letters where we ask you to correct formal deficiencies upon delivery.

Even if you missed the deadline, it is possible to ask us to continue processing the application. You must then rectify the deficiencies and request the resumption of application processing within a specified deadline.

For patent applications, the deadline for doing this is four (4) months from the original deadline.

For trademark and design applications, the deadline is two (2) months from the original deadline.

We then invoice a set fee for resumption for each shelved application. Once the fee has been paid, we will resume your application for further processing. 

If you have forgotten to meet a certain deadline, and this has resulted in you losing an application or a notified/registered right, you can apply to have your application or right restored.