Patent Application Encyclopedia

20 years (Bangladesh Patents Act 2022)

6 months

25 years

Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first renewal fee within 2 months after receiving the granted decision.

Annuity: From the third year onwards from the date of application, it shall be paid year by year. The renewal fee should be paid within the last year of the current 5-year validity period, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

1 year

no

via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.

10 years

yes

20 years

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

Restoration of priority will not be accepted.

INDECOPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of design patent applications. If the design patent application meets the formality examination conditions within 15 working days, INDECOPI will publish it. Anyone can raise an objection within 30 days after publication. If there is no objection, INDECOPI will conduct a novelty examination and grant the patent right if the conditions are met, otherwise it will be rejected.

10 years

Restoration of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care".

The initial period of protection is 6 years, which can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.