15 years
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted registration fee within 3 months after receiving the notification of granted decision.
- Annuity: Three annual fees shall be paid in the 3.5th year, 7.5 years and 11.5 years from the date of granted, and the payment may be postponed within 6 months after the overdue period, but 25% of the annual fee of the current year shall be paid at the same time as a penalty.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional" is accepted and subject to payment of the right of priority restoration fee.
no
15 years
2-3 years
yes
yes. If the appearance of the designs embodying the same design concept is similar, the combined design may be submitted in one design application.
USPTO
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- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted registrar's fee 3 months after receiving the granted decision notice.
- Annual Fee: None.