Patent Application Encyclopedia

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

• Grant fee: Pay the granted official fee within 3 months after receiving the granted notice (no extension possible).
• Annuity: The annual fee is calculated from the first year, and the annual fee should be paid within 3 months after receiving the granted notice. The payment deadline for subsequent annual fees is the day before the announcement date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within the grace period of 6 months, and the penalty should be paid at the same time.

National Institute of Industrial Property of Uruguay Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

English: National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, abbreviation: DNPI

Website: Sitio oficial de la República Oriental del Uruguay - GUB.UY (www.gub.uy)

Uruguayan Patent Search: Consulta libre (miem.gub.uy)

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee after receiving the granted notice.
• Annuity: From the first year of application, the annual fee is paid year by year, and the annual fee for the first year is included in the application fee. The annual fee for the second year is payable on the anniversary date of the patent application. If the annual fee is overdue, you can pay it within a grace period of 6 months, and pay a late fee at the same time.

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times for a maximum protection of 25 years.

no

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:

• Practical testing and construction of machinery and instruments that the applicant needs to carry out in preparation for the invention
• The applicant or inventor exhibits at an officially held or recognized exhibition
• Malicious disclosure by third parties

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the patent announcement fee and the annual fee for the first five-year period within 3 months after receiving the patent granted decision.
• Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months after the expiration of the deadline, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

• Registration: 2 weeks.
• Certification: 4 months.

• Grant fee: Pay the granted fee within 60 days after granted.
• Annuity: The starting date of the annual fee is the granted date, and the first annual fee is the annual fee for the first to fifth years.

2-3 years

no

yes

7 months