The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Design: 5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: Dutch
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Dutch translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Dutch translation
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
1-2 years
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: After the patent is granted, the annual fee shall be paid year by year starting from the fourth year of the application date. The annual fee can be postponed and paid within 6 months after the expiration date at the latest, but a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annual Fee: A renewal fee is payable every 5 years. The payment of the annual fee can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the due date at the latest, but a 50% late fee will be charged at the same time.
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The novelty grace period is 6 months from the filing date/priority date.
20 years, and the protection of pesticide or pharmaceutical patents can be extended to 25 years.