Patent Application Encyclopedia

Authorization Fee: None

Annual Fee: Renewable every 5 years starting from the 5th year from the filing date.

5-8 years

no

1-2 years

Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand

English: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, abbreviation: IPONZ

Website: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (iponz.govt.nz)

New Zealand invention patent search: Search Patent case(s) (iponz.govt.nz)

UIBM conducts substantive examination for the first application, and does not conduct substantive examination for applications with priority that are not submitted for the first time. The applicant can request to disclose in advance, so that the official can enter the actual examination process in advance. The applicant shall pay the official fee for the application fee at the same time on the day of filing, and obtain the official fee receipt accordingly, otherwise the filing date will be the date of payment of the fee; the European Patent Office conducts a prior art search and issues a search report and written opinion. If the written opinion contains an opposition, the response shall be submitted to the Italian Patent Office for examination.

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.

yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.

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

20 years

4-5 months

yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.

no

The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Trade and its Subordinate Intellectual Property Autonomous Service

English: Servicio Autónomo de Propiedad Intelectual, Abbreviation: SAPI

URL: www.sapi.gob.ve

Venezuelan Invention Patent Search: WEBPI - Sistema En Línea de Propiedad Intelectual Caracas - Venezuela (sapi.gob.ve)

25 years

The JPO conducts formality examination only for utility model patent applications.

no

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