yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
The PPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. There is no need to file a request for substantive examination, and the substantive examination starts automatically.
1-6 months
10 years
The PPO only conducts formality examination of the design, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
20 years
If disclosed by the author or his successor, the novelty grace period shall be enjoyed within 12 months after the first disclosure.
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, announcement fee and the first annual fee (that is, the annual fee for the first to third years) within 3 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision.
- Annuity: Pay year by year in the first year from the date of application. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months. At the same time, 30% of the year's annual fee will be paid as a late fee.
The PPO only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications, only examines novelty and industrial applicability, and does not examine inventive step.