via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.
4-6 months
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IP Australia conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. Patent applicants are required to submit a substantive examination request within 5 years from the filing date, or within 2 months after the official notification of submitting a request for examination (whichever expires earlier). If there are any problems in the examination, the patent applicant has 12 months to solve them. If the defects cannot be overcome, the patent application will be invalid. If no opposition occurs within the 3-month opposition period, the patent application will be granted.
20 years
1-2 years
no
no
10 years
Multiple designs are allowed in one design application only if the designs belong to the same set (usually used or sold at the same time).
no
2-4 years
Filing Language: English | |
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15 years
3-5 years
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)
no
18-20 months
Colombia does not charge granting official fees. The first annual fee after patent grant must be paid before the last day of the month corresponding to the international filing date. Deferrals are possible within the 6-month grace period, subject to late fees