no
INDECOPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of design patent applications. If the design patent application meets the formality examination conditions within 15 working days, INDECOPI will publish it. Anyone can raise an objection within 30 days after publication. If there is no objection, INDECOPI will conduct a novelty examination and grant the patent right if the conditions are met, otherwise it will be rejected.
- none
Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property
English: National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: INDECOPI
Website: www.indecopi.gob.pe
Peruvian Invention Patent Search: Espacenet - Página inicial
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
12 months
10 years
no
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: payable year by year from the first year onwards from the application date. The annual fee due date is the last day of the month in which the filing date falls. Annuitys may be paid in advance for two or more years. After the due date, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but the penalty must be paid at the same time.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
20 years