Patent Application Encyclopedia

The initial protection is 6 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, and the maximum protection can be 10 years.

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

6 months before the filing date/priority date.

20 years

The JPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the design patent application, and the substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to submit a separate substantive examination request. JPO mainly examines the novelty and inventiveness of designs.

• (*Secret design: applicants can request that their design remain secret for 3 years from the filing date).

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

• 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.

via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

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

yes

yes

INPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. There are three ways to submit an application to INPI: online application, mailing and submitting a written application to INPI in person. No matter which way the application is filed, the application date of the patent is the time when the patent applicant sends the complete patent application text to INPI. The patent application is published within 18 months from the priority date, and a fee can be paid to file an early publication request; from the date of publication, anyone can submit opinions within the 60-day objection period, if there is no objection, the latest from the application date Enter the stage of substantive examination within 18 months. The average number of examination opinions for each patent application is 3. Patents are granted if the requirements of novelty, practicality and inventiveness are met.

The initial term of protection is 5 years, renewable twice for a maximum of 15 years.

UKPTO

English: Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: UKIPO

Website: Intellectual Property Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

UK invention patent search: Intellectual Property Office - Patent document and information service (Ipsum) (ipo.gov.uk)

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee when receiving the granted notice.
• Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee for the second year within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted notice. The payment can be postponed within 6 months after the overdue period, but a penalty of 30% of the annual fee of the current year must be paid at the same time. You can pay the annual fee for more than two years at one time.

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

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