Patent Application Encyclopedia

no

yes

10 years

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

no

no

1-2 years

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: pay year by year from the third year from the application date, and the payment deadline for the annual fee is the end of the month corresponding to the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a late fee of 20.00 Euros should be paid at the same time.

5-6 years

20 years (Bangladesh Patents Act 2022)

4-12 months

yes. An invention patent application can be converted from an invention to a utility model before the granted, and the filing date of the first application shall be the filing date of the converted patent application.

yes. Multiple designs are allowed in one design application, but no more than 50 designs.

Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first renewal fee within 2 months after receiving the granted decision.

Annuity: From the third year onwards from the date of application, it shall be paid year by year. The renewal fee should be paid within the last year of the current 5-year validity period, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

no

It is protected for 10 years from the date of application, and can be renewed for 3 times, each time for 5 years, with a maximum protection of 25 years.

20 years

no

The PPO only conducts formality examination of the design, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.

Belgian Federal Government Intellectual Property Office

English: The Belgian Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: IPObel

Website: Intellectual property | FPS Economy (fgov.be)

Belgian invention patent search: Search in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) | CBE Public Search (fgov.be)