As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
25 years
yes
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".
A 12-month novelty grace period applies if the inventor or his successor has communicated in any form, put the design into practice or made it public at national and international exhibitions.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. Substantive examination begins automatically, without a request.
yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.