Filing Language: Spanish | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
Necessary documents:
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Attachments (if any)
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yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
yes
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee within 60 days after the granted notice, and the granted fee includes the maintenance fee for the first five-year validity period
- Annuity: The annual fee for the subsequent second five-year validity period can be paid at the same time as the first annual fee, or it can be paid within the first five-year validity period. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a six-month grace period, and Pay late fees at the same time.
Yes, an invention can be converted into a utility model, and the converted application has the filing date of the initial application.
The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:
- Practical testing and construction of machinery and instruments that the applicant needs to carry out in preparation for the invention
- The applicant or inventor exhibits at an officially held or recognized exhibition
- Malicious disclosure by third parties
no
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "unintentional" and "unintentional/due care".
2-5 years
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "unintentional" and "unintentional/due care".