20 years
25 years
6-8 months
no
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: Pay the renewal fee for the next 5-year protection period before the expiration of each 5-year protection period, that is, the 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year annual fees.
yes
12 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes
2 years
UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.