Patent Application Encyclopedia

  • What are the requirements for Mongolian invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: Mongolian

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Certificate of Microorganism Preservation and Mongolian Translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Mongolian Translation
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Certified Priority Document
    6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    8. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entering the national phase of Mongolia 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Certificate of Microorganism Preservation and Mongolian Translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Mongolian Translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • What are the requirements for the utility model application documents in Bulgaria?

    Filing Language: Bulgarian

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Priority certificate and its Bulgarian translation
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    5. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entering the national phase of Bulgaria State 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    5. Power of Attorney
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • Novelty Grace Period for French Invention Patent Application

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

  • Instructions for Authorization and Annual Fee of Peruvian Invention Patent Application
    • Licensing Fee: None.
    • Annuity: payable year by year from the first year onwards from the application date. The annual fee due date is the last day of the month in which the filing date falls. Annuitys may be paid in advance for two or more years. After the due date, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but the penalty must be paid at the same time.

  • Is a Portuguese Utility Model Application Convertible?

    yes. Before the applicant has received a final decision, an application to change the type of invention from a utility model to an invention may be proposed.

  • Is a utility model application in Hungary eligible for DAS?

    no

  • Costa Rica utility model application authorization and annual fee instructions
    • Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee when receiving the granted notice.
    • Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee for the second year within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted notice. The payment can be postponed within 6 months after the overdue period, but a penalty of 30% of the annual fee of the current year must be paid at the same time. You can pay the annual fee for more than two years at one time.

  • How long is the protection period of industrial design in Türkiye?

    The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.

  • Is a utility model application in Malaysia eligible for DAS?

    no

  • What are the requirements for the Venezuelan invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: Spanish

    via Paris Convention

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Spanish translation
    3. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Spanish translation
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Certified Priority Document
    6. Spanish translation of priority certificate
    7. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    8. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    9. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    10. Proof of personal identity (copy of ID card or passport, if necessary, certified Power of Attorney and copy of ID card of agent)
    11. Copy of Articles of Incorporation or Commercial Register of Company Registration (copy of ID card or passport of company director or president)
    12. Venezuelan Translator Affidavit
    13. Proof of application fee and annual fee payment for the first year

  • Novelty Grace Period for Utility Model Applications in Mexico

    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 .

  • How long does it take for an invention patent application to be granted in Argentina

    4-5 years

  • Novelty Grace Period for Indonesian Invention Patent Application

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

  • Is Korean industrial design application convertible?

    no

  • Features of the Romanian invention patent application process

    OSIM conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. OSIM will issue a search report with a written opinion on patentability within 6 months, which will be published simultaneously with the patent application. The applicant shall submit a request for substantive examination within 30 months from the filing date at the latest, and may submit a request for expedited substantive examination within 18 months from the filing date. After substantive examination of the patent application, OSIM makes a decision of grant or rejection, and notifies the applicant within one month, and the decision will be announced after the one-month appeal period.

  • How long does it take for an invention patent application to be granted in Costa Rica?

    2-3 years

  • How long does it take to grant an invention patent application in Uruguay?

    8-10 years

  • How long is the protection period for utility model applications in Malaysia?

    10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.

  • Novelty Grace Period for Danish Invention Patent Application

    Within 12 months prior to the filing date/priority date.

  • Austrian invention patent application authorization and annual fee instructions
    • Authorization Fee: None
    • Annuity: After the granted, it will be paid year by year from the 6th year from the date of application, and should be paid within 3 months before the date of application each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a surcharge of 20% is required. There is no late fee for the first three months of the late payment period for the first annual fee (i.e. the sixth year).