no
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first annual fee within 4 months after receiving the granted decision.
- Annuity: pay year by year starting from the first year from the application date, the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.
1-3 years
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed every 5 years, up to a maximum of 25 years.
4-12 months
yes. The applicant may request that the patent application be changed from an invention to a utility model before the publication of the patent application but no later than the grant decision.
no
12-18 months
13 years
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
no