- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The annual fee renewal fee must be paid within 6 months before the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a late fee will be charged.
Yes, a utility model can be converted into an invention during the formality examination period within 90 days from the filing date.
yes
10 years
4-6 months
2 years
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year in the first year from the application date. The annual fee before the granted should be paid after the granted, and the subsequent annual fee can be paid every three years.
IMPI conducts only formality examination of designs.
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
no
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.