Patent Application Encyclopedia

Accept the restoration of priority, and consult OSIM for specific standards.

Grant fee: After deciding to grant the patent, the Hungarian Patent Office sends the text of the description, Claim and drawings to the applicant, and the applicant has three months to confirm the text or propose amendments. The granted fee should be paid within 3 months of receiving the granted decision.

Annual Fees: The first annual maintenance fee is due on the date of submission; all subsequent annual fees are due in advance by the due date. The due date for annuity payments is the anniversary of the filing date. Annuitys due before the publication of the application shall be paid within a grace period of 6 months from the date of publication. Annuitys due prior to the grant of a patent granted on the basis of an application deemed to be confidential data may also be paid within a grace period of six months from the effective date of the decision to grant the patent, while all other annual fees may also be paid within Payment within a grace period of six months from the due date. There are no surcharges for annuities paid during the first three months of the grace period. From the fourth month onwards, the surcharge is 50%.

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The annual fee is paid every 5 years. The overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of up to six months after the due date, and a 20% late fee will be paid at the same time. Pay within the first 3 months of the grace period with no late fees.

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TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.

2-5 years

Restoration of priority will not be accepted.

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• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The applicant should pay the first annual fee at the beginning of the 5th year from the application date. If it is authorized at the beginning of the 5th year, it must be paid within 60 days from the date of granted. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within 120 days of the overdue period. The annual fee can be paid for multiple years at one time.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT

Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)

Turkish Utility Model Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)

The novelty grace period of the year preceding the filing date/priority right is granted if:

• The disclosure was caused by a third party illegally obtaining patent information
• The disclosure resulted from a breach of confidentiality by a person who obtained the patent information directly or indirectly from the applicant
• The disclosure was made by a government agency or a person authorized by a government in the investigation of an invention
• Disclosure results from a public exercise of reasonableness by the patentee or designee, the original owner of both, or a person with the consent of one of the foregoing
• A one-year novelty grace period if the evidence is submitted prior to review if the first disclosure was made after December 30, 2018, by:
  • patentee or designee
  • Original right holder of the patentee or designee
  • A person with the consent of the original right holder of the patentee or designee

A novelty grace period of 6 months is available if:

• With the consent of the inventor, the invention is exhibited at a specific exhibition or used for the exhibition
• Use or disclose inventions after the above exhibitions

The initial protection period is 4 years from the filing date, and can be renewed twice, 4 years and 2 years respectively, up to 10 years.

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Deadlines for entering the national/regional phase under Chapters I and II of the PCT Treaty

(Monthly from priority date)
(Status as of June 7, 2022)

For detailed information on extensions of deadlines in specific designated/elected Offices, see the corresponding national chapters of the PCT Applicant's Guide.

1. If a European patent is designated/elected, the applicable term is found in the information on EP (European Patent Office) as designated/elected Office.
2. In case of designation/elected Eurasian patent, the applicable term can be found in the information on EA (Eurasian Patent Office) as designated/elected Office.
3. In the absence of information from the Offices concerned, the time limits indicated are those generally applicable under Articles 22(1) and 39(1)(a) of the PCT Treaty. If the Office decides to apply a longer period, the information will be published in the PCT Communications.
4. For the following countries which do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected: SZ.
5. This time limit can be extended if the applicant pays an additional fee for late entry into the national phase (see the national phase information below for details).
6. If ARIPO patent is designated/elected, the applicable term can be found in the information on AP (ARIPO) as Designated/Elected Office.
7. It may be extended upon written request of the applicant.
8. The time limit applicable when the applicant pays the additional fee for late national phase entry.
9. For the following countries which do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected: LI.
10. For the following countries that do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected Office: BE, CY, FR, GR, IE, IT, LT, LV, MC, MT, NL, SI, SM .
11. The Office had informed the International Bureau that the time limit under Article 22(1) of the PCT Treaty, as amended and entered into force on April 1, 2002, did not apply to it - it did not yet apply the 30-month time limit for entry into the national phase.
12. Designated/elected Office for the following countries for which no designated/elected Office operates of its own: BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR , NE, SN, TD, TG.
13. This time limit may be extended by 30 days if the applicant pays an additional fee for late entry into the national phase.
14. This period can be extended by up to 18 months on payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant (see National Phase Information for details).
15. After the 30-month period (30 months from the priority date), the applicant may request restoration of the rights within 12 months, provided that the restoration fee is paid and the Canadian Patent Rules 154(3 ) with respect to (delay of national phase entry) other requirements for reinstatement of rights.
16. Applicable to international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.

Source: https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/time_limits.html

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

10 years

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6 months