Patent Application Encyclopedia

no

no

TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.

20 years

Argentine Industrial Property Institute

English: Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial, Abbreviation: INPI

Website: Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial | Argentina.gob.ar

Argentina Utility Model Patent Search: Buscar patentes de invención o modelos de utilidad | Argentina.gob.ar

yes. If several designs belong to the same class in the Locarno Classification, a maximum of 20 designs may be included.

yes

• 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 granted of the European invention.

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

Novelty grace period is available if the design is disclosed by the designer or the designer's representative within 12 months before the application to IGE/IPI.

not applicable

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: payable year by year starting from the fourth year from the date of application. The payment date can be the last day of the month where the application date is located. Overdue annual fees can be paid within a grace period of six months, and a penalty of 50.00 Swiss francs must be paid at the same time.

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months after receiving the official notification.
• Annuity: The annual fee can be paid once every 5 years, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 20% penalty should be paid at the same time.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

The novelty of an invention will not be affected if it is disclosed within 12 months before its patent application date or priority date:

• disclosed by the inventor;
• Disclosed by the Patent Application Accepting Authority,
• and that information is included in:
  • In other applications of the inventor, and disclose the application when the relevant authority should not disclose the application;
  • In applications submitted by third parties who have obtained information directly or indirectly from the inventor without the inventor's permission;
• Disclosure of the invention by a third party who has obtained information, directly or indirectly, from the inventor.

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

Kuwait Ministry of Industry and Commerce Trademark and Patent Office

English: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Trademarks and Patent Department, abbreviation: KPO

URL: MOCI