Patent Application Encyclopedia

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 20 months from the earliest priority date.

*Luxembourg is one of the only countries in the world that still retain Chapter I for 20 months to enter the national phase (the other is Tanzania). If it takes 30 months to enter the national phase, a request for international preliminary examination must be filed.

no

20 years

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
• Annuity: The annual fee for the first to fourth years is included in the application fee. After the granted, the annual fee will be paid from the fifth year and paid once every three years. It must be paid on the last day of the month of the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, but a late fee of 50.00 euros will be charged.

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1 year

Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property

English: Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

URL: https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/

Portuguese Utility Model Patent Search: Pesquisa Online - Patentes (justica.gov.pt)

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT

Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)

Turkish Invention Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)

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

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

Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/

If the invention is disclosed intentionally or unintentionally by the applicant, or the disclosure is made with or without the consent of the applicant, a 12-month novelty grace period may be enjoyed.

The novelty grace period in Hungary is 6 months before the filing date if disclosure occurs:

- due to abuse of the rights of the applicant or his predecessors;
- because the applicant or the predecessor of the right holder has exhibited the invention at an exhibition duly recognized by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office.

yes. More than 50 designs can be included in one Singapore design application, but the designs must belong to the same class or the same subclass in the international design classification.

• Authorization Fee: There is no granted fee.
• Annuity: Renewal fee is paid every 5 years. Overdue annual fee can be postponed at the latest within a grace period of 6 months after the due date, and a 20% penalty must be paid at the same time.

Design pictures can contain up to 12 pictures. UKIPO only conducts a 2-week formal review of design patent applications. If there are any defects, the applicant must reply to UKIPO's review comments within 2 months. Design applications can be patented after overcoming the defects.

UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications.