Patent Application Encyclopedia

Yes, a utility model can be converted into an invention during the formality examination period within 90 days from the filing date.

ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. Once the application for an invention patent is submitted, if the application documents are complete, ICPR will issue a notice of formal and legal review to formally accept the application. After passing the formality examination, ICPR will issue a payment notice for substantive examination within 90 days. According to the agreement between ICPR and the Korean Patent Office, the Korean Patent Office will conduct substantive examination of the application submitted through the UAE Patent Office.

1 year

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: Pay yearly from the first year from the application date (it is recommended to pay the application fee together). If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of US$54.00 must be paid at the same time.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

6 months from the earliest priority date.

yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application.

Austrian Patent Office

English: Austrian Patent Office, abbreviation: ATPO

Website: Home | Das Österreichische Patentamt

Austrian patent search for inventions: National Patents Search (patentamt.at)

• Registration: 2 weeks.
• Certification: 4 months.

A novelty grace period of 6 months prior to the filing date/priority date may be enjoyed in the following cases.

• Publication at official or officially recognized international exhibitions
• Malicious disclosure by a third party

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted registrar's fee 3 months after receiving the granted decision notice.
• Annual Fee: None.

yes. Please consult IPVN for the standards and charges for restoring the priority.

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

Indian Patent Office

English: Indian Patent Office, abbreviation: IPO

Website: www.ipindia.gov.in

Indian Invention Patent Search: Intellectual Property India (ipindiaservices.gov.in)

DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date

yes

Bahrain Industrial Property Council

English: Ministry of Industry and Commerce, abbreviation: MOIC

Website: Home (moic.gov.bh)

Bahrain Invention Patent Search: WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections

3 months

TURKPATENT conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the invention patent application. The applicant needs to submit an existing technology search request within 12 months from the application date, and then submit a substantive examination request within 3 months after receiving the search report. It has PCT international The search report does not need to go through the prior art search, and the search request should not be later than 15 months from the filing date/priority date. The search report will indicate the documents to be considered in determining whether the invention to which the application relates is novel and involves an inventive step. If the patent application has been published at this time, the search report will be published separately; if the patent application has not been published, the search report will be published together with the patent application. If Turkpatent believes that the patent application does not comply with Turkish law, it will notify the applicant to submit a defense opinion or amend the application documents within 3 months from the date of its notification. However, amendments cannot go beyond the scope of the application. This kind of notification-response or modification process can be repeated, but no more than 3 times.