DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.
not applicable. Designs disclosed to the public prior to filing are not eligible for application.
- Grant fee: Authorization official fee should be paid within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: should be paid after the patent is granted in Thailand. If the patent has been issued, the first annual fee should be paid within 60 days after the start of the fifth year of the patent validity period.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
no
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
10 years
yes. Patent applicants can change the patent type from invention to petty patent (utility model) before the patent application is granted. The converted patent application has the filing date of the original patent application.
no
The initial period of protection is 6 years, which can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.