Patent Application Encyclopedia

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A 12-month novelty grace period is available if the invention is disclosed by the applicant or its agent in any form of communication within one year of the filing date or priority date, or exhibited at a national/international exhibition. Appropriate evidence must be submitted at the time of application.

4-5 years

In India, if:

- the details of the patent are disclosed without the consent of the inventor or any person entitled to the details
- Disclosed in communications with the government regarding previous investigations into the invention or its merits
- Publication at industrial or other exhibitions sanctioned by the Central Government of India
- describe or use the invention in any such exhibition without the consent of the inventor or its proprietor
- a description of the invention in a press intended for or used by the Society
- the applicant, the applicant's successor, or an individual with the consent of the above-mentioned parties, disclosed in the public work when the reasonableness test is carried out

The patent enjoys a novelty grace period within 12 months from the filing date or the priority date.

The USPTO conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to submit a separate substantive examination request. The applicant is obliged to disclose through the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) details of information that has an impact on the patentability of the invention, including but not limited to prior art, publications, sales records, etc. This obligation extends to the announcement of the grant of the patent or the withdrawal of the patent application. Failure to disclose significant prior art may result in the patentee being unable to enforce the underlying patent.

• No official fee is required if the IDS is filed within three months from the filing date or before the first office action is issued.
• An additional official fee is payable if the information cited in the IDS appeared in a foreign patent application three months before the filing of the IDS, or if the applicant or the applicant's representative completed the invention three months ago

Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property

English: National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: INDECOPI

Website: www.indecopi.gob.pe

Peruvian Utility Model Patent Search: Espacenet - Página inicial

IPOM conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications, and only requires novelty and practicality for utility model patent applications.

Danish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Danish Patent And Trademark Office, DKPTO

Website: Frontpage (dkpto.org)

Danish Utility Model Patent Search: PVSOnline - Patent & Varemærkestyrelsen (dkpto.dk)

2-4 years

It is protected for 5 years from the date of application, renewed every 5 years, and can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.

10-12 months

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the annual fee for the first to third year within 3 months after receiving the notification of granted decision
• Annuity: Begin to pay year by year from the 4th year, overdue payment can be made within the 6-month grace period after the due date, but a penalty shall be paid, and the amount of the penalty shall not exceed twice the granted fee.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required.

INPI conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to file a separate request.

4-5 months

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