Patent Application Encyclopedia

INAPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. After completing the formality examination, the applicant must extract the extract and publish it in the Official Gazette by INAPI within 60 working days. Any interested party can file an opposition to the patent application within 45 days after publication. Within 60 days after the end of the opposition period, no matter whether there is an opposition or not, the substantive examination fee must be paid and the payment voucher must be submitted to the Chilean Patent Office. A design that can be registered in Chile can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional or an overall appearance consisting of registrable outlines, colors, shapes, textures, design materials, decorations, packaging, graphic symbols, and typography.

Yes, an invention can be converted into a utility model, and the converted application has the filing date of the initial application.

10 years

10 years

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

no

The deadline for the registration process has not yet been determined as applications have not been reviewed, published and approved.

no

yes

yes

no

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: After the granted, it will be paid year by year from the 6th year from the date of application, and should be paid within 3 months before the date of application each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a surcharge of 20% is required. There is no late fee for the first three months of the late payment period for the first annual fee (i.e. the sixth year).

yes

If the disclosure is caused by the designer, the novelty grace period is 12 months from the date of disclosure.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT

Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)

Turkish Invention Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)

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

2-5 years

25 years

yes

1-1.5 years