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INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.
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.
no
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: pay once every 5 years, and must be paid within 6 months before the due date of the application. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 50% penalty is required.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
25 years
3 months
no
2-3 years
INPI only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. Substantive examination may only be requested if the applicant deems it necessary. An invention protected by a patent can be protected simultaneously or successively with a utility model. To this end, applicants have a maximum of 1 year to make changes.