UIBM only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "all due care".
yes
yes
yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: Pay the renewal fee for the next 5-year protection period before the expiration of each 5-year protection period, that is, the 6th, 11th, 16th and 21st year annual fees.
25 years
yes
20 years
6-8 months
2 years