10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.
yes. An invention patent application may submit a conversion request within 6 months from the date of issuance of the examination report and pay the corresponding fee. The converted application has the same filing date as the original application.
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Authorization Fee: There is no granted registration fee.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee year by year after the granted. The payment period is the granted date of the year. The annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, but a 100% penalty is required.
2-3 years
Reinstatement of right of priority accepted on grounds of "unintentional".
no
10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
3-4 years
no