- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the patent announcement fee and granted fee within 3 months after receiving the patent granted decision.
- Annuity: payable year by year from the first year onwards from the application date. The first annual fee should be paid within 4 months after the patent grant. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within the 6-month grace period after the expiration of the period, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
20 years
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- yes. The same category may include multiple designs in one design.
12-18 months
25 years
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
3-5 years
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications.
The invention does not lose its novelty if the inventor, or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the inventor, discloses the invention information within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.