1 year
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted official fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: It needs to be paid year by year starting from the fifth year from the application date.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
20 years (Bangladesh Patents Act 2022)
If the patent is disclosed due to the display at the exposition or unintentional disclosure, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed within 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
It is protected for 5 years from the date of application, renewed every 5 years, and can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.
Bangladesh Patent and Trademark Office
English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, abbreviation: DPDT
Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
Inventions under the via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.
1 year
DPDT only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, not substantive examination.