- Authorization Fee: There is no granted fee.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to renew twice in the 11th-15th year and the 16th-20th year by paying the renewal fee, and the payment node is the granted date of the year.
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.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the 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.
- Authorization Fee: There is no granted registration fee.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee year by year after the granted. The payment period is the granted date of the year. The annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, but a 100% penalty is required.
no
10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.
no
MyIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. For patent applications under the via Paris Convention , the applicant must submit a request for substantive examination within 18 months from the date of application; The request for substantive examination shall be submitted within 48 months from the filing date. Applicants can choose between standard substantive examination or improved substantive examination. In the standard substantive examination, the Malaysian Patent Office will conduct a search and substantive examination of the application, taking into account search and examination results from Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Patent Office, Japan, Korea and the United States for the invention. Modified substantive examination can only be filed if the patent has been granted in Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Patent Office, Japan, Korea or the United States. In improved substantive examination, applications for substantive examination are subject to a simplified examination process. Examine the novelty of the application, the statutory patentable matters, and the degree of conformity with the foreign patent specification, and the patent application that meets the granted conditions can be authorized.
3-4 years
no