6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years.
IPONIGERIA conducts only formality examination of designs.
4-7 months or so
IPONIGERIA only conducts formality examination and unity of invention examination for invention patent applications.
no
6 months before the filing date/priority date.
20 years
no
no