Patent Application Encyclopedia

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.

yes. A maximum of 50 designs may be included in a patent application under the same subject matter.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date

The IPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of design patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to submit a separate substantive examination request.

12 months

Costa Rican Intellectual Property Registry

English: Registry of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: RIP

Website: www.rnpdigital.com

DPDT only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, not substantive examination.

ATPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. The search report will be published together with the patent application within 18 months from the filing date, and the substantive examination will start automatically, and the applicant does not need to file a separate request for substantive examination. It can be authorized if the granted conditions are met.

yes

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• Ways to take effect in the EU: 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

25 years

Restoration of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care".

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

20 years. Pharmaceutical invention patents have supplementary protection certificates (Supplementary protection certificates, SPC), which can extend the protection period for 5 years.

15 years

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annual Fee: None

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

10 years