11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.
20 years. Patented medicines and plant protection new varieties can obtain an additional 5-year renewal period, and children's medicines can obtain an additional half-year patent protection period.
If within 12 months before the filing of the design patent application, due to the disclosure of the designer or its former right holder, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed.
A novelty grace period of 6 months prior to the filing date/priority date may be granted if the invention is disclosed as a result of apparent misuse by the applicant or its former right holders, or if the invention is exhibited at an official or officially recognized exhibition.
yes. Prior to patent grant/rejection, the patent type can be converted from utility model to invention at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.
yes
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.
10 years
11 months. If an expedited request is made, granted can be obtained in about 3-4 months.
yes
yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.