20 years
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annual Fee: None.
no
20 years
yes. The applicant may request that the patent type be converted from invention to utility model before the patent is granted.
Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property
English: National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: INDECOPI
Website: www.indecopi.gob.pe
Peruvian Utility Model Patent Search: Espacenet - Página inicial
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
10 years
12 months
INDECOPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of design patent applications. If the design patent application meets the formality examination conditions within 15 working days, INDECOPI will publish it. Anyone can raise an objection within 30 days after publication. If there is no objection, INDECOPI will conduct a novelty examination and grant the patent right if the conditions are met, otherwise it will be rejected.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.