4-6 years
no
Formal examination and substantive examination are required, and substantive examination starts automatically.
no
no
10 years
20 years
The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Trade and its Subordinate Intellectual Property Autonomous Service
English: Servicio Autónomo de Propiedad Intelectual, Abbreviation: SAPI
URL: www.sapi.gob.ve
Venezuelan Invention Patent Search: WEBPI - Sistema En Línea de Propiedad Intelectual Caracas - Venezuela (sapi.gob.ve)
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
Formal examination and substantive examination are required.