Patent Application Encyclopedia

  • How long is the protection period of a Venezuelan invention patent application

    20 years

  • Characteristics of the Australian invention patent application process

    IP Australia conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. Patent applicants are required to submit a substantive examination request within 5 years from the filing date, or within 2 months after the official notification of submitting a request for examination (whichever expires earlier). If there are any problems in the examination, the patent applicant has 12 months to solve them. If the defects cannot be overcome, the patent application will be invalid. If no opposition occurs within the 3-month opposition period, the patent application will be granted.

  • How many years is the protection period for utility model applications in the UAE?

    10 years

  • Characteristics of Indonesian invention patent application process

    DGIP conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant should submit a request for substantive examination within 36 months from the filing date/priority date.

  • Whether a utility model application in Argentina can be type-converted

    Yes, a utility model can be converted into an invention during the formality examination period within 90 days from the filing date.

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

    13 years

  • How long does it take for a Mexican invention patent application to be granted?

    3-5 years

  • Is Japanese Invention Patent Application Type Convertible?

    yes.

    • Within the period of 9 years and 6 months from the date of application for the invention patent, or within 3 months from the date of receipt of the notification of rejection, the patent type of the invention patent may be changed from invention to utility model/design upon request
    • A request to change the patent type from invention to utility model/design can be filed within three months from the date of the JPO’s first decision to reject the application

    A conversion fee shall be paid for patent type conversion. Once the original patent application is converted, it will be deemed withdrawn.

  • What are the requirements for the design application documents in Portugal?
    Filing Language: Portuguese

    Necessary documents:

    1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • Novelty Grace Period for Portuguese Invention Patent Application

    A novelty grace period of 6 months is available if:

    • Disclosures caused at officially organized or officially sanctioned international exhibitions
    • Disclosure resulting from being made public for reasons related to the misuse of the inventor or its predecessor owner

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

    Filing Language: Arabic

    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 Arabic 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
    6. Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation

    7. personal identification

      * UAE patent application documents need to be notarized

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entry into the UAE National Phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    7. Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation

    8. personal identification

      * UAE patent application documents need to be notarized

  • How many years is the protection period of Finnish invention patent application

    20 years

  • How long does it take for a UK invention patent application to be granted?

    2-3 years

  • Is the utility model application in the UAE convertible?

    no

  • Whether the Ukrainian invention patent application can be DAS

    no

  • How long does it take to authorize an industrial design in Thailand?

    6 months

  • What are the requirements for the Finnish invention patent application documents?

    Filing Language: Finnish/Swedish

    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 Deposit of Microorganisms and its Finnish translation
    3. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Finnish translation
    4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    5. Power of Attorney
    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. Entry into the Finnish national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Finnish translation
    6. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Finnish translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • Bulgarian invention patent application authorization and annual fee instructions
    • Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 3 months after receiving the granted notice.
    • Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date, and should be paid before the last day of the month of the application date at the latest, not exceeding one patent year, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if it is overdue, and paid at the same time 200% late fee.

  • Which is the competent authority for US invention patent applications?

    USPTO

    English: United States Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: USPTO

    Website: www.uspto.gov

    US invention patent search: Patent Public Search | USPTO

  • What are the requirements for Ukrainian invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: Ukrainian

    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 Deposit of Microorganisms and its Ukrainian translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and its Ukrainian 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. Entry into the Ukrainian national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Ukrainian translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and its Ukrainian translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer