Patent Application Encyclopedia

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

yes. The applicant may request that the patent type be converted from invention to utility model before the patent is granted.

20 years

10 years

• Grant fee: There is no annual granted fee for a design patent application in Singapore.
• Annuity: Pay the annual fee renewal fee every 5 years, overdue payment can be made within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of SGD 50.00 should be paid at the same time.

2 years

1-3 years

The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Trade and its Subordinate Intellectual Property Autonomous Service

English: Servicio Autónomo de Propiedad Intelectual, Abbreviation: SAPI

URL: www.sapi.gob.ve

Venezuelan Invention Patent Search: WEBPI - Sistema En Línea de Propiedad Intelectual Caracas - Venezuela (sapi.gob.ve)

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

• Authorization Fee: There is no granted fee.
• Annuity: Renewal fee is paid every 5 years. Overdue annual fee can be postponed at the latest within a grace period of 6 months after the due date, and a 20% penalty must be paid at the same time.

IPONZ conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant/anyone can submit a request for substantive examination no later than 5 years from the date of application. If there is a request for review, the substantive review cannot be carried out until the 5-year period expires.

The USPTO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the design application, and the substantive examination starts automatically. The applicant does not need to submit a separate request for substantive examination, and can only submit one claim. The applicant is obliged to disclose through the Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) details of information that has an impact on the patentability of the design, including but not limited to prior art, publications, sales records, etc. This obligation extends to the announcement of the grant of the patent or the withdrawal of the patent application. Failure to disclose significant prior art may result in the patentee being unable to enforce the underlying patent.

• No official fee is required if the IDS is filed within three months from the filing date or before the first office action is issued.
• Additional official fees are payable if the information cited in the IDS appeared in a foreign patent application three months before the filing of the IDS, or if the applicant or the applicant's representative completed the invention three months ago.

yes. Multiple designs may be included in one design.

no

no

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "Unintentional".

Costa Rican Intellectual Property Registry

English: Registry of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: RIP

Website: www.rnpdigital.com

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