Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care".
yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care".
no
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months after receiving the official notification.
- Annuity: The annual fee will be paid year by year starting from the third year (including the first-third year annual fee). Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 20% late fee will be paid at the same time.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
Formal examination and substantive examination are required. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to submit a specific request.
no
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
3 months
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.