via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
none
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: payable year by year from the first year onwards from the application date. The annual fee due date is the last day of the month in which the filing date falls. Annuitys may be paid in advance for two or more years. After the due date, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but the penalty must be paid at the same time.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
2-3 years
no
20 years
12 months
no
yes. The applicant may request that the patent type be converted from invention to utility model before the patent is granted.