The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The renewal fee must be paid within 12 months before the expiration of the first 5-year period. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months after the expiration, and a penalty must be paid at the same time.
no
no
IPONIGERIA only conducts formality examination and unity of invention examination for invention patent applications.
IPONIGERIA conducts only formality examination of designs.
about 6 months
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
6 months before the filing date/priority date.