Patent Application Encyclopedia

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

Inventors have a novelty grace period of 12 months after disclosure (including sale).

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted official fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
• Annuity: It needs to be paid year by year starting from the fifth year from the application date.

The novelty of the invention will not be lost if the information about the invention is disclosed within 6 months before the filing date or the priority date if the following conditions are met:

• Disclosure due to apparent misuse by the applicant or its predecessor owners
• The invention is disclosed at an official or officially recognized international exhibition

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• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• The way of the Hague Agreement: The Hague Agreement will automatically take effect in Bulgaria after 6 months from the registration of the Hague Agreement.
• EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

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 Invention Patent Search: Espacenet - Página inicial

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The SPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the invention patent, and publishes it after the formality examination is passed. The applicant needs to pay the substantive examination fee within 3 months after receiving the payment notice, and start the substantive examination. The duration depends on the complexity of the application.

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

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

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

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10 years

Multiple designs are allowed in one design application only if the designs belong to the same set (usually used or sold at the same time).