Patent Application Encyclopedia

For innovation patents that have ceased application on August 25, 2021, the innovation patents that have been applied for can still enjoy the corresponding 8-year protection period.

Grant fee: After deciding to grant the patent, the Hungarian Patent Office sends the text of the description, Claim and drawings to the applicant, and the applicant has three months to confirm the text or propose amendments. The granted fee should be paid within 3 months of receiving the granted decision.

Bangladesh Patent and Trademark Office

English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, abbreviation: DPDT

Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)

Singapore Patent and Trademark Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Abbreviation: IPOS

Website: www.ipos.gov.sg

Singapore Invention Patent Search: Welcome to IPOS Digital Hub

A utility model patent application in Malaysia can only contain one claim and is subject to formal and substantive examination. The applicant needs to submit a request for substantive examination within 2 years from the date of application. There is innovation in the product or process or an improvement on the existing product or process. It should be practical, no creativity required.

yes

yes. An invention patent application may submit a conversion request within 6 months from the date of issuance of the examination report and pay the corresponding fee. The converted application has the same filing date as the original application.

10 years

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU design: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

• Grant fee: The applicant should submit a request and pay the corresponding fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
• The annual fee shall be paid year by year starting from the fifth year from the date of application, and the grace period for late payment is 6 months.

25 years

2-4 years

1 month

no

Accept priority restoration. Please consult ICPR for specific applicable standards and charges.

yes. If the appearance of the designs embodying the same design concept is similar, the combined design may be submitted in one design application.

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

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