8 months
yes. A patent applicant can convert the patent type from a petty patent (utility model) to an invention before the patent application is granted. The converted patent application has the filing date of the original patent application.
no
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
no
Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand
English: Department of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: DIP
Website: Home (ipthailand.go.th)
Thailand Invention Patent Search: DIP (ipthailand.go.th)
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
DIP only conducts formality examination for utility models, and the documents can be authorized if they meet the formality examination standards. If litigation or evaluation of the stability of utility model Claim is required, the applicant may submit a request for substantive examination within one year after the granted announcement.
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: The applicant should pay the first annual fee at the beginning of the 5th year from the application date. If it is authorized at the beginning of the 5th year, it must be paid within 60 days from the date of granted. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within 120 days of the overdue period. The annual fee can be paid for multiple years at one time.
- Grant fee: Authorization official fee should be paid within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: should be paid after the patent is granted in Thailand. If the patent has been issued, the first annual fee should be paid within 60 days after the start of the fifth year of the patent validity period.
yes. Patent applicants can change the patent type from invention to petty patent (utility model) before the patent application is granted. The converted patent application has the filing date of the original patent application.