Description of Peru utility model application authorization and annual fee

2-3 years

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

no

10 years

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

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

20 years

no

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.