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| via Paris Convention | via Nationalization of PCT |
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25 years
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
The JPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the design patent application, and the substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to submit a separate substantive examination request. JPO mainly examines the novelty and inventiveness of designs.
- (*Secret design: applicants can request that their design remain secret for 3 years from the filing date).
yes
yes
1-2 years
Inventors have a novelty grace period of 12 months after disclosure (including sale).
20 years, and the validity period of patents for pharmaceutical inventions and pesticide inventions can be extended to 25 years upon application.
yes. Multiple designs may be included in one design application.
The JPO conducts formality examination only for utility model patent applications.