Patent Application Encyclopedia

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ROSPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the design patent application. The applicant should submit the examination request and pay the corresponding fees together with the new application, and try not to submit color renderings.

• Grant fee: The patent applicant should pay the granted fee within 3 months from the date of receiving the patent granted decision
• Annuity: The annual fee for the first year is paid at the same time as the granted fee. Subsequent annual fees should be paid within 6 months before the due date. Overdue annual fees can be paid within a 6-month grace period, and a 10% late fee will be paid at the same time

20 years

Chilean National Institute of Industrial Property

English: National Institute of Industrial Property, abbreviation: INAPI

URL: Home (inapi.cl)

Chilean Utility Model Patent Search: INAPI - Consulta de Patentes

The design does not lose novelty if it is exhibited at an officially recognized international exhibition within 6 months of the filing/priority date, or if it is disclosed as a result of apparent misuse by the applicant or its previous owner.

yes. Before the applicant has received a final decision, an application to change the type of invention from a utility model to an invention may be proposed.

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "unintentional" and "unintentional/due care".

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A 12-month novelty grace period is available if the invention is disclosed by the applicant or its agent in any form of communication within one year of the filing date or priority date, or exhibited at a national/international exhibition. Appropriate evidence must be submitted at the time of application.

If the invention is disclosed due to malicious disclosure by a third party, or due to the behavior of the applicant or its original right holder, or due to the application for a UK patent, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

Bahrain Industrial Property Council

English: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, abbreviation: MOIC

Website: Home (moic.gov.bh)

Bahrain Utility Model Patent Search: WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections

If the invention is disclosed intentionally or unintentionally by the applicant, or the disclosure is made with or without the consent of the applicant, a 12-month novelty grace period may be enjoyed.

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

2-12 months

Philippine Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Abbreviation: IPOPHIL

Website: IPOPHL | Rising. Shining. Beckoning. (ipophil.gov.ph)

Philippine Invention Patent Search: WIPO Publish (ipophil.gov.ph)