Patent Application Encyclopedia

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UKPTO

English: Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: UKIPO

Website: Intellectual Property Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

UK invention patent search: Intellectual Property Office - Patent document and information service (Ipsum) (ipo.gov.uk)

6 months before the filing date/priority date.

IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of utility model patent applications. There are three ways to submit an application to INPI: online application, mailing and submitting a written application to INPI in person. No matter which way the application is filed, the application date of the patent is the time when the patent applicant sends the complete patent application text to INPI. IMPI accepts only one independent claim in a utility model application. Applicants are required to pay the substantive examination fee within 3 months from the date of application. The time limit for responding to the Office Action Notice is 3 months from the date of issue, and can be extended 3 times (one month each time). The requirements for utility models are relatively loose, and they need to be novel and practical, but not inventive.

Bangladesh Patent and Trademark Office

English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, abbreviation: DPDT

Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)

TIPO only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications, and can quickly obtain patent granted by judging whether the formal requirements are met according to the description and drawings. After the granted announcement, anyone can obtain the patent technical report of the utility model application.

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

The UKIPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. The applicant should submit an official search request and pay the corresponding fees at the same time as filing the application, or within 12 months from the priority date, and submit a substantive examination request within 6 months after the patent is published.

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

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The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 30 days after receiving the granted notice.
• Annuity: The annual fee for the first to third years must be paid together with the application fee when the patent application is filed, and the annual fee will be paid year by year from the fourth year, and the payment period corresponds to the granted date. 200% of the year's annual fee paid within the month is a late fee.

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

INPI conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to file a separate request.