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4-5 months
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Accept the restoration of priority, and consult OSIM for specific standards.
The initial protection is 10 years, and after the expiration, it can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 25 years.
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
OSIM conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. OSIM will issue a search report with a written opinion on patentability within 6 months, which will be published simultaneously with the patent application. The applicant shall submit a request for substantive examination within 30 months from the filing date at the latest, and may submit a request for expedited substantive examination within 18 months from the filing date. After substantive examination of the patent application, OSIM makes a decision of grant or rejection, and notifies the applicant within one month, and the decision will be announced after the one-month appeal period.
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay within 2 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision.
- Annual Fee: An annual fee is paid every 5 years.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.