Northern Europe is where Sweden is located. Sweden is the third-largest nation in the European Union, with a population of 10 million. Sweden’s economy is regarded as the sixth richest in the world. The Energy and Transportation sectors are the two main drivers of its economy. The Swedish Patent and Registration Office serves as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (IPEA). Sweden is one of the few countries with a patent system with a low average processing time.
Filing requirements
A patent application can be submitted in either Swedish or English. The Swedish or English translation of any patent application filed in another language must be submitted within two months of the filing date. The Swedish translation of the claims must be provided at the time of grant if the application was submitted in English.
For the obtainment of the date of filing, a patent application in Sweden must contain the following:
- applicant’s and inventor’s details;
- a description and claims of the invention in any language;
- payment of the official fee for filing.
Within 16 months of the priority date or four months of the Swedish filing date, whichever comes first, a certified copy of the Priority Document must be delivered to the patent office. Swedish translation is not necessary.
A power of attorney does not need to be legalized or notarized. A signed Power of Attorney in electronic form may be filed within one month of submitting the Swedish patent application.
Novelty grace period
A novelty grace period is not stipulated by Swedish patent legislation.
Validity term
The standard grant fee must be paid two months after the Notice of Allowance. In Sweden, a patent is good for 20 years after filing. The first yearly fee is due for the third year following the filing date. The payment is due by the start of the third year and applies to pending applications. The final day of the month that contains the anniversary of the filing date serves as the due date for all subsequent yearly maintenance payments for patents in Sweden. A 20% late payment fee is applied if the payment is made more than six months after the due date.
Utility model
There is no utility model protection in Sweden.
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