15 months
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
no
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
1-3 years
15 months
25 years. Designs for components used to repair complex products to restore their original appearance are protected for up to 15 years.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The application fee includes the official fee for the first 5 years. The first renewal fee must be paid within 5 years from the filing date.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: You can pay the annual fee for the 1st-5th year at the end of the second year of the validity period, and pay the 6th-10th annual fee at the end of the 6th year. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 20% late fee will be paid at the same time.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
Within 12 months prior to the filing date/priority date.