- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
10 years
yes. If the designs are interrelated, a maximum of 20 designs may be included in one design application.
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date, you can pay at any time when it expires or before it expires, you can also hoard the annual fee, if the annual fee is overdue, you can pay it within 3 months after it expires, no need to pay Late payment fee, if penalty is paid, can be extended for another 3 months.
no
2 years
ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility model patent applications. A utility model must be novel, inventive and practical.
ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. Once the application for an invention patent is submitted, if the application documents are complete, ICPR will issue a notice of formal and legal review to formally accept the application. After passing the formality examination, ICPR will issue a payment notice for substantive examination within 90 days. According to the agreement between ICPR and the Korean Patent Office, the Korean Patent Office will conduct substantive examination of the application submitted through the UAE Patent Office.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
1-2 years
ICPR only conducts formality examination of design patent applications. Under the same category, a design contains a maximum of 20 designs or pictures. Appearance patents are disclosed early, and relevant interests can raise objections within 60 days after publication. If there is no objection, the design will be authorized.