IPObel conducts only formality examination of invention patent applications. The applicant needs to submit a search request within 13 months from the date of the latest application. The search report will be issued by the EPO with a written opinion on patentability, but it is not binding. The patent application is completed within 18 months from the earliest priority date Authorization can be obtained after publication.
20 years
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
Accept priority restoration. Please consult ICPR for specific applicable standards and charges.
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
Reinstatement of Priority Accepted on Unintentional Grounds.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
20 years, and the protection can be extended to 25 years for pesticides or medicines.
yes
yes
no
yes
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Restoration of priority will not be accepted.
no
The application does not lose novelty if it is disclosed within 12 months from the filing date/priority date by the applicant, inventor, agent, or a third party or state agency that has obtained information from the above-mentioned persons.
no
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.