yes
4-6 months
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: Pay yearly from the first year from the application date, and the first annual fee should be paid after granted, and the subsequent annual fee can be paid once every 3 years.
2 years
Yes, a utility model can be converted into an invention during the formality examination period within 90 days from the filing date.
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
yes
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year in the first year from the application date. The annual fee before the granted should be paid after the granted, and the subsequent annual fee can be paid every three years.
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
15 years, the initial protection is 5 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, with a maximum of 15 years.
no