Patent Application Encyclopedia

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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

1 month

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

1 year

INPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. There are three ways to submit an application to INPI: online application, mailing and submitting a written application to INPI in person. No matter which way the application is filed, the application date of the patent is the time when the patent applicant sends the complete patent application text to INPI. The patent application is published within 18 months from the priority date, and a fee can be paid to file an early publication request; from the date of publication, anyone can submit opinions within the 60-day objection period, if there is no objection, the latest from the application date Enter the stage of substantive examination within 18 months. The average number of examination opinions for each patent application is 3. Patents are granted if the requirements of novelty, practicality and inventiveness are met.

yes. If multiple designs have at least one of the same category, a maximum of 50 designs can be included in one design.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: Pay the renewal fee for the next 5-year protection period before the expiration of each 5-year protection period, that is, the 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year annual fees.

2 years

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

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.

6 years

Korean Industrial Property Office

English: Korea Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: KIPO

Website: Korean Intellectual Property Office (kipo.go.kr)

Korean Invention Patent Search: Integrated Search < SEARCH - KIPRIS Patent Information searching service

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 20 months from the earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of granted of the European invention.

*Luxembourg is one of the only countries in the world that still retain Chapter I for 20 months to enter the national phase (the other is Tanzania). If it takes 30 months to enter the national phase, a request for international preliminary examination must be submitted.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: pay year by year from the first year from the date of application, and the applicant should pay the fee within 3 months before the expiration of the annual fee period. Overdue payment can be made within 3 months after the due date, and there is no need to pay the penalty. If the penalty is paid, it can be extended for another 3 months.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to submit a specific request.

The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years.

not applicable.

25 years

20 years