Reinstatement of priority on grounds of “due care” accepted as RO.
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annual Fee: None
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Reinstatement of priority on grounds of “due care” accepted as RO.
- 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.
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- 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.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
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- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.