yes. An invention patent application may submit a conversion request within 6 months from the date of issuance of the examination report and pay the corresponding fee. The converted application has the same filing date as the original application.
no
no
2-3 years
10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.
yes. An invention patent application may submit a conversion request within 6 months from the date of issuance of the examination report and pay the corresponding fee. The converted application has the same filing date as the original application.
3-4 years
no
If the invention is disclosed by a third party maliciously, or by the behavior of the applicant or its original right holder, and by the application for a UK patent, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed 12 months before the filing date/priority date
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
A utility model patent application in Malaysia can only contain one claim and is subject to formal and substantive examination. The applicant needs to submit a request for substantive examination within 2 years from the date of application. There is innovation in the product or process or an improvement on the existing product or process. It should be practical, no creativity required.