Designs with a filing date after March 10, 2022, where the first disclosure occurs after that date due to:
- Inadvertently making a design public
- Didn't know the design needed to apply for protection before it was disclosed
A design patent application can enjoy a novelty grace period of 12 months.
no
- Grant fee: should be paid within 3 months after receiving the granted notice
- Annuity: From the 5th year from the filing date, the annual fee should be paid before the filing date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed to a grace period of 6 months, but a penalty of AUD 100.00 is required every month
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10 years.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application.
20 years, drug patents can apply for protection to 24 years.
Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"
- Registration: 2 weeks.
- Certification: 4 months.
4-5 years