25 years
- IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. Substantive examination begins automatically, without a request.
3-5 years
yes
yes
6-8 months
A 12-month novelty grace period applies if the inventor or his successor has communicated in any form, put the design into practice or made it public at national and international exhibitions.
yes. As long as the application is not abandoned, the patent type can be converted from invention to utility model within 3 months of filing the invention patent application, or within 3 months from the date when IMPI requires the applicant to make the conversion, after paying the relevant fees.
no
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".