yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
10 years
25 years
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
If the designer or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the designer discloses the design within 12 months before the filing date/priority date, the design will not lose its novelty.
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from invention to utility model before the invention patent application is granted.
3-5 years
no
yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention before the utility model patent application is granted.
Novelty of the invention shall not be lost if the inventor, or a third party who directly or indirectly obtains relevant information from the inventor, discloses the invention information within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
no