Filing Language: Ukrainian | |
| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
Necessary documents:
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Attachments (if any)
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- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the patent announcement fee and the annual fee for the first five-year period within 3 months after receiving the patent granted decision.
- Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the expiration of the deadline, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
12-14 months
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).
Reinstatement of priority accepted on grounds of "Unintentional".
no
10 years
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
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.