Patent Application Encyclopedia

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the patent announcement fee and granted fee within 3 months after receiving the patent granted decision.
• Annuity: payable year by year from the first year onwards from the application date. The first annual fee should be paid within 4 months after the patent grant. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within the 6-month grace period after the expiration of the period, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

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

MyIPO conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. For patent applications under the via Paris Convention , the applicant must submit a request for substantive examination within 18 months from the date of application; The request for substantive examination shall be submitted within 48 months from the filing date. Applicants can choose between standard substantive examination or improved substantive examination. In the standard substantive examination, the Malaysian Patent Office will conduct a search and substantive examination of the application, taking into account search and examination results from Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Patent Office, Japan, Korea and the United States for the invention. Modified substantive examination can only be filed if the patent has been granted in Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Patent Office, Japan, Korea or the United States. In improved substantive examination, applications for substantive examination are subject to a simplified examination process. Examine the novelty of the application, the statutory patentable matters, and the degree of conformity with the foreign patent specification, and the patent application that meets the granted conditions can be authorized.

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted registrar's fee 3 months after receiving the granted decision notice.
• Annual Fee: None.

10 years

Appearance does not require a request for review. The Colombian Patent Office will not conduct a novelty examination unless a third party opposes the design application within 30 working days of its publication.

For innovation patents that have ceased application on August 25, 2021, the innovation patents that have been applied for can still enjoy the corresponding 8-year protection period.

15 years

To accept the restoration of the right of priority, please consult IPOM about the applicable standards and/or charges.

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The renewal fee is paid every 5 years. If the renewal fee is not paid within the time limit, it can be paid within the 6-month grace period and the penalty should be paid at the same time.

Multiple variant designs may be included in one application if the designs relate to the same object and differ only in minor features, or can be identified as a set of goods and have a single design concept.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date

MOIC conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. A request for substantive examination should be submitted after passing the formality examination, and other national patent offices other than Bahrain can be selected for examination.

1-1.5 years

10 years

• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• The way of the Hague Agreement: The Hague Agreement will automatically take effect in Bulgaria after 6 months from the registration of the Hague Agreement.
• EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.