Patent Application Encyclopedia

National Institute of Industrial Property of Uruguay Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

English: National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, abbreviation: DNPI

Website: Sitio oficial de la República Oriental del Uruguay - GUB.UY (www.gub.uy)

Uruguayan Patent Search: Consulta libre (miem.gub.uy)

20 years

15 years

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The applicant should pay the first annual fee at the beginning of the 5th year from the application date. If it is authorized at the beginning of the 5th year, it must be paid within 60 days from the date of granted. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within 120 days of the overdue period. The annual fee can be paid for multiple years at one time.

20 years

USPTO

English: United States Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: USPTO

Website: www.uspto.gov

US invention patent search: Patent Public Search | USPTO

no

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU design: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

no

DKPTO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. Danish patent applications can be filed and examined in English, but when the patent is granted the Claim need to be translated into Danish. The substantive examination starts automatically, and there is no need for the applicant to submit a request for substantive examination. DKPOT will conduct novelty search and patentability examination, and the applicant will receive the first search report within 6 to 7 months from the date of application. The patent application will be granted in about 1-3 years after the grant conditions are met.

Mongolian Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia, Abbreviation: IPOM

Website: Улсын бүртгэлийн ерөнхий газар (burtgel.gov.mn)

The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay within 2 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision.
• Annual Fee: An annual fee is paid every 5 years.

INPI only conducts a formality examination of the invention patent application, but still needs to pay the search fee within one month from the filing date and conduct a search by the EPO, and the search result does not affect the granted result.

2 years

Reinstatement of right of priority accepted on grounds of "unintentional".

Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle