20 years
no
10-12 months
Restoration of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care".
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee and announcement fee within 90 days after receiving the official payment notice.
- Annuity: The annual fee starts to be paid year by year from the second year from the application date. It needs to be paid between January 1 and March 31 each year. If it is overdue, it can be paid within the 3-month overdue period, and it will be doubled at the same time. cost of.
10 years
20 years
no
The SPO only conducts formality examination of the design patent application, which meets the requirements of formality examination and can be authorized after paying the registration fee.
no
The design does not lose novelty if it is exhibited at an officially recognized international exhibition within 6 months of the filing/priority date, or if it is disclosed as a result of apparent misuse by the applicant or its previous owner.