ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (English: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, abbreviated as: ASEAN). It was established on August 8, 1967. It currently includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 10 member countries.
ASEAN is China's close neighbor and the priority direction of China's peripheral diplomacy. With its superior geographical location, relatively safe and stable political and economic environment, relatively open market conditions and promising market capacity, ASEAN has become a focus and priority region for cooperation under the "Belt and Road" initiative. Since the signing of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, bilateral trade, mutual investment and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and ASEAN have continued to develop. The two sides have formed a good development pattern in which they are each other's largest trading partners. ASEAN has remained my country's largest trade partner in goods for two consecutive years. . China has also remained ASEAN's largest trading partner for 13 consecutive years.
As the status of the Southeast Asian market in global business activities gradually increases, more and more Chinese companies are choosing to deploy international patents in Southeast Asia. This article will briefly introduce the patent systems of the 10 ASEAN countries.
Patent systems in ASEAN countries
| nation | way | protection type | Censorship | language | average authorization time |
| Singapore | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Invention: substantive examination Design: formal examination | English | Invention: 1-2 years Design: 4 months |
| Thailand | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (up to 10 years) Appearance design (10 years) | Inventions: substantive examination Utility models: formal examination Designs: substantive examination | Thai | Invention: 5-8 years Utility model: 8 months Appearance design: 6 months |
| Vietnam | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (10 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Inventions: substantive examination Utility models: substantive examination Designs: substantive examination | Vietnamese | Invention: 5-6 years Utility model: 1 year Appearance design: 8-10 |
| Laos | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (up to 12 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Invention: substantive examination (recognition of China’s examination results,) Utility model: formal examination Design: formal examination | Lao | Invention: 5-6 years Utility model: 1-2.5 years Appearance design: 1 year |
| Cambodia | Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (10 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Invention: formal examination (China’s authorized patents can be directly effective in Cambodia) Utility model: formal examination Design: formal examination (China’s authorized patents can be directly effective in Cambodia) | Cambodian | Invention: 6-12 months. Utility model: 6-12 months Appearance design: 4-6 months |
| the Philippines | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (7 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Invention: substantive examination Utility model: substantive examination Design: formal examination | English | Invention: 5-6 years Utility model: 1-2 years Appearance design: 1-1.5 years |
| Malaysia | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (up to 20 years) Appearance design (up to 25 years) | Invention: substantive examination Utility model: substantive examination Design: formal examination | English | Invention: 3-4 years Utility model: 2-3 years Appearance design: 12-14 months |
| Brunei | Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | Invention: substantive examination Design: formal examination | English/ Malay | Invention: 3-4 years Design: 1 year |
| Indonesia | PCT Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (10 years) Appearance design (10 years) | Inventions: substantive examination Utility models: substantive examination Designs: substantive examination | Indonesian | Invention: 3-5 years Utility model: 2-4 years Appearance design: 6 months |
| Myanmar | Non-members of the PCT and Paris Convention | Invention (20 years) Utility model (10 years) Appearance design (up to 15 years) | A registration system is adopted, but foreigners cannot directly apply for patent registration in Myanmar. They must apply in the name of a Myanmar-registered company or a local agent in Myanmar. | Burmese | 5-7 weeks |
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