Patent Application Encyclopedia

yes. An invention applicant may propose to change the type of invention from an invention to a utility model during the process of examining the application or within two months from the date of the final decision on the refusal to grant a patent. The utility model application shall be deemed to have been filed from the date of the invention application. A utility model application converted from an invention must fully meet the requirements for utility model documents.

The initial protection period is 4 years, which can be extended for two consecutive three years, and the maximum protection period is 10 years.

yes

Mongolian Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia, Abbreviation: IPOM

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

6 months from the earliest priority date.

If the patent is disclosed due to the display at the exposition or unintentional disclosure, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed within 6 months before the filing date/priority date.

no

yes

Vietnam State Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam, Abbreviation: IPVN

Website: Trang chủ - CỤC SỞ HỮU TRÍ TUỆ (ipvietnam.gov.vn)

Vietnam Utility Model Patent Search: IP Viet Nam

6 months

If within 12 months before the filing of the design patent application, due to the disclosure of the designer or its former right holder, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed.

OSIM only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. OSIM issues a search report within 6 months from the date of filing, and attaches relevant documents related to the prior art related to the novelty. The applicant may amend the patent application within 2 months from the receipt of the search report. The search report can be published at the time of grant or after grant at the request of the applicant/third party.

The novelty of the invention will not be lost if the information about the invention is disclosed within 6 months before the filing date or the priority date if the following conditions are met:

• Disclosure due to apparent misuse by the applicant or its predecessor owners
• The invention is disclosed at an official or officially recognized international exhibition

20 years

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted registration fee within 3 months after receiving the notification of granted decision.
• Annuity: Three annual fees shall be paid in the 3.5th year, 7.5 years and 11.5 years from the date of granted, and the payment may be postponed within 6 months after the overdue period, but 25% of the annual fee of the current year shall be paid at the same time as a penalty.

3-5 years

no

12-14 months