no
DPDT only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, not substantive examination.
DPDT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to file a separate request for substantive examination. If the conditions for patent granted are met, the patent application will enter the public stage. If there is no objection within 4 months after publication, the patent application will be authorized.
1 year
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: payable year by year starting from the 6th year from the date of application
no
It is protected for 5 years from the date of application, renewed every 5 years, and can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.
Bangladesh Patent and Trademark Office
English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, abbreviation: DPDT
Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)
Filing Language: English
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Bengali Translation
- Certificate of Microorganism Survival and its Bengali Translation
- Priority certificate/Certified Priority Document English translation
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- translator statement
*Bangladesh patent application documents need notarization
20 years (Bangladesh Patents Act 2022)
Inventions under the via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.