Patent Application Encyclopedia

• 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.

INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.

yes

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

not applicable.

INDECOPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. The form review takes about 60 days. After submitting a patent application, INDECOPI will first check the application in detail for compliance with defense and atomic energy requirements. The applicant shall reply within 30 working days to the notice of form correction issued by the examiner. Failure to respond or an unsuccessful response to the patent application will be deemed abandoned. The response period may be extended to 60 working days. Within 18 months from the date of application after passing the formality examination, INDECOPI will publish the patent application in the Peruvian Official Gazette, and any third party can raise objections within 60 days from the date of publication of the application. If an objection is raised, INDECOPI will start the objection procedure. The applicant must respond to the objection within 60 days. Within 6 months from the publication date, the applicant must file a request for substantive examination and pay relevant fees to enter the final substantive examination.

Japan Patent Office

English: Japan Patent Office, abbreviation: JPO

Website: Japan Patent Office (jpo.go.jp)

Japanese Invention Patent Search: Japan Platform for Patent Information｜J-PlatPat [JPP] (inpit.go.jp)

• Authorization Fee: There is no granted fee.
• Annuity: Renewal fee is paid every 5 years. Overdue annual fee can be postponed at the latest within a grace period of 6 months after the due date, and a 20% penalty must be paid at the same time.

2 years

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

yes

7 months

INPI only conducts a formality examination of the invention patent application, but still needs to pay the search fee within one month from the filing date and conduct a search by the EPO, and the search result does not affect the granted result.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required.

yes

Indian invention patents need to undergo formality examination and substantive examination, and the applicant/anyone should submit a request for substantive examination within 48 months from the filing date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• PCT filing route: 30 months from the earliest priority date.

yes

The Costa Rican Patent Office conducts formal and substantive examinations of utility model patent applications. After passing the examination, the Patent Office will publish the Costa Rican patent application. If no opposition arises within the publication period, the patent will be granted.