Patent Application Encyclopedia

  • Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Uruguay

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

  • Characteristics of Swiss design patent application process

    IGE/IPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications. No novelty review is performed. Applicants may request a 30-month delay in publication.

  • Characteristics of the invention patent application process in Taiwan, China

    Taiwan is not a signatory to the Paris Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty. After Taiwan's accession to the WTO, the issue of priority protection for international applications was resolved. Priority may be claimed within 12 months from the priority date if the foreign application was filed in a WTO member state. If the foreign applicant is not a citizen of a WTO member state, but has an office or residence in a WTO member state, he can also claim priority in Taiwan. After the patent application is submitted, TIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the patent application. The formality examination does not conform to the prescribed procedures and there is nothing that should not be disclosed, and it will be published 18 months after the filing date. Within 3 years after the date of application for a patent for invention, anyone can apply for substantive examination and enter the stage of substantive examination. After the invention patent application has passed the substantive examination, the patent granted can be obtained.

  • What are the requirements for the utility model application documents in the Philippines?

    Filing Language: English/Filipino

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. small entity declaration
    3. Certified Priority Document
    4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    5. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    6. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    7. Comparative documents/results of other countries

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entering the Philippine national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. small entity declaration
    6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    8. Comparative documents/results of other countries

  • Instructions for Authorization and Annual Fee of UAE Invention Patent Application
    • Licensing Fee: None.
    • Annuity: pay year by year from the first year from the date of application, and the applicant should pay the fee within 3 months before the expiration of the annual fee period. Overdue payment can be made within 3 months after the due date, and there is no need to pay the penalty. If the penalty is paid, it can be extended for another 3 months.

  • Which is the Hungarian utility model application patent authority?

    Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

    English: Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: HIPO

    URL: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en

    Hungarian Patent Search: epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN

  • Instructions for Authorization of Utility Model Application and Annual Fee in Austria
    • Authorization Fee: None
    • Annuity: After granted, it will be paid year by year from the 4th year from the date of application, and should be paid within 3 months before the date of application each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a surcharge of 20% is required. The first annual fee (i.e. the 4th year) can be paid within 6 months of the late payment period without paying the penalty. It can also be paid every three years in the 4th to 6th year, and in the 7th to 10th year.

  • Is a utility model application in Russia eligible for DAS?

    no

  • How long is the protection period of industrial design in Saudi Arabia?

    10 years

  • How long is the protection period of industrial design in Denmark?

    25 years. Designs for components used to repair complex products to restore their original appearance are protected for up to 15 years.

  • Features of Austrian design patent application process

    ATPO only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

  • Features of Finnish invention patent application process

    PRH conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. In Finland, the substantive examination of patent applications starts automatically without filing a specific request. Generally, it takes 8 months for PRH to issue the first office action notification, and the applicant needs to reply to the office action within 2-4 months. Patent granted can be obtained if the granted conditions are met.

  • What are the requirements for Swiss industrial design application documents
    Filing Language: German/French/Italian

    Necessary documents:

    1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • How long does it take to authorize an industrial design in Ukraine?

    12-18 months

  • Can the priority right of utility model application in Indonesia be restored?

    no

  • Characteristics of the Chilean invention patent application process

    INAPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. After completing the formality examination, the applicant must extract the extract and publish it in the Official Gazette by INAPI within 60 working days. Within 45 days after publication, any interested party can file an opposition to the patent application. Within 60 days after the end of the opposition period, regardless of whether there is an opposition, the substantive examination fee must be paid and the payment voucher must be submitted to the Chilean Patent Office; and specified in INAPI Experts in the technical field enter the stage of substantive examination. The applicant shall reply within 60 days to the review opinions put forward by the technical experts; if there is no report within 60 days, it can be authorized.

  • What are the requirements for the Dutch invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: Dutch

    via Paris Convention

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Dutch translation
    3. Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Dutch translation
    4. Certified Priority Document
    5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    7. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

  • Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Denmark

    Within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

  • Whether the Mexican design application can be DAS

    yes

  • Can the priority right of a Hungarian invention patent application be restored?

    Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle