Patent Application Encyclopedia

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• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee within 60 days after the granted notice, and the granted fee includes the maintenance fee for the first five-year validity period
• Annuity: The annual fee for the subsequent second five-year validity period can be paid at the same time as the first annual fee, or it can be paid within the first five-year validity period. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a six-month grace period, and Pay late fees at the same time.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The renewal fee is paid every 5 years. The renewal fee must be paid within 6 months before the last day of the month when the registration expires. The grace period for the penalty is 6 months, and the penalty must be paid at the same time.

1-1.5 years

3 months

If the patentee, the applicant or its original right holder has a patent disclosure due to the following reasons:

• Inventions are inventions that are exhibited, used, or published at internationally recognized exhibitions. Information on inventions is disclosed at an academy, or published under representatives of an academy. Patents for use of inventions in public make information disclosure.

• If the disclosure is caused by a third party, and the disclosure by the third party has not been agreed by the applicant, the patentee or its original right holder

  The patent application can enjoy a novelty grace period of 12 months.

25 years. Designs for components used to repair complex products to restore their original appearance are protected for up to 15 years.

The novelty grace period can be enjoyed within 12 months from the filing date/priority date in the following cases:

• Disclosures made by, or with the permission of, the applicant

• If the disclosure occurs in an officially held or recognized international exhibition

  Applicants should submit disclosure details when filing a patent application with MOIC.

10-12 months

10 years

10 years

10 years

Appearance does not require a request for review. The Colombian Patent Office will not conduct a novelty examination unless a third party opposes the design application within 30 working days of its publication.

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

20 years

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The annual fee renewal fee must be paid within 6 months before the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a late fee will be charged.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.