Patent Application Encyclopedia

  • Novelty grace period for utility model applications in Finland

    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

  • How long is the protection period of Ukrainian invention patent application

    20 years

  • Is a Colombian design application eligible for DAS?

    yes

  • What are the requirements for the Hungarian industrial design application documents

    Filing Language: Hungarian

    Necessary documents:

    1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Certified Priority Document
    2. Power of Attorney
    3. Certified Priority Document
    4. small entity declaration
    5. inventor statement
    6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    8. IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art

  • How long is the PCT period for Ukrainian invention patent application
    • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
    • via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.

  • What are the requirements for utility model application documents in Vietnam?

    Filing Language: Vietnamese

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    5. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    6. Description of patent IPC classification number

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entry into the Vietnamese national phase Amended Article 19/28/34/41
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    7. Description of patent IPC classification number

  • How long is the deadline for filing an industrial design application in France?
    • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
    • EU route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
    • Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

  • Whether the Italian invention patent application can be type-converted

    yes. UIBM may require the applicant to change the patent type from invention to utility model.

  • List of PCT Priority Time Limits

    Deadlines for entering the national/regional phase under Chapters I and II of the PCT Treaty

    (Monthly from priority date)
    (Status as of June 7, 2022)

    For detailed information on extensions of deadlines in specific designated/elected Offices, see the corresponding national chapters of the PCT Applicant's Guide.

    Designated Office/Elected Office Chapter I
    (under Article 22 of the PCT Treaty )    		 Chapter II
    (under Article 39(1) of the PCT Treaty )
    AE united arab emirates 30 30
    AG Antigua and Barbuda 30 30
    AL Albania 1 31 31
    AM Armenia 2 31 31
    AO Angola 30 30
    AP ARIPO4 31 31
    AT Austria 1 30 30
    AU Australia 31 31
    AZ Azerbaijan 2 30 31
    BA bosnia and herzegovina 34 34
    BB Barbados 30 30
    BG Bulgaria 1 31 31
    BH Bahrain 30 30
    BN Brunei Darussalam 30 30
    BR Brazil 30 30
    BW Botswana 6 31 31
    BY Belarus 2 31 31
    BZ Belize 30 30 7
    CA Canada 30 15 30 15
    CH Switzerland 1 , 9 30 30
    CL Chile 30 30
    CN China 30 (32) 8 30 (32) 8
    CO Colombia 31 31
    CR costa rica 31 31
    CU cuba 30 30
    CZ czech 1 31 31
    DE Germany 1 31 31
    DJ Djibouti 30 30
    DK Denmark 1 31 31
    DM Dominic 3 30 30
    do dominica 30 30
    DZ Algeria 31 31
    EA Eurasian Patent Organization 31 31
    EC ecuador 31 31
    EE Estonia 1 31 31
    EG Egypt 30 30
    EP European Patent Organization10 31 31
    ES Spain 1 30 30
    FI Finland 1 31 31
    GB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1 31 31
    GD Grenada 3 30 30
    GE Georgia 31 31
    GH Ghana 6 30 30
    GM Gambia 6 30 31
    GT Guatemala 30 30
    HN Honduras 30 30
    HR Croatia 1 31 31
    HU Hungary 1 31 31
    ID Indonesia 31 5 31 5
    IL Israel 30 30
    IN India 31 31
    IQ Iraq 3 30 30
    IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30 30
    IS Iceland 1 31 31
    IT italy 1 30 16 30 16
    JM
    		 jamaica 30 30
    JO Jordan 30 30
    JP Japan 30 30
    KE Kenya 6 30 30
    KG Kyrgyzstan 2 31 31
    K H Cambodia 30 30
    KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 30 30
    KP Democratic People's Republic of Korea 30 30
    KR Republic of Korea 31 31
    KW Kuwait 30 30
    KZ Kazakhstan 2 31 31
    LA Lao People's Democratic Republic 31 31
    LC Saint Lucia 3 30 30
    LK Sri Lanka 30 30
    LR Liberia 6 30 31
    LS Lesotho 6 30 31
    LU Luxembourg 1 20 11 30
    LY Libya 3 30 30
    MA morocco 31 31
    MD republic of moldova 31 31
    ME Montenegro 3 30 30
    MG madagascar 30 30
    MK North Macedonia 1 31 31
    MN Mongolia 31 31
    MW Malawi 6 30 30
    MX Mexico 30 30
    my Malaysia 30 30
    MZ Mozambique 6 31 31
    NA Namibia 6 31 31
    NG nigeria 30 30
    NI nicaragua 30 30
    NO Norway 1 31 31
    New Zealand new Zealand 31 31
    OA African Intellectual Property Organization12 30 30
    om Oman 30 30
    PA Panama 30 30
    PE Peru 30 30
    PG Papua New Guinea 31 31
    pH the Philippines 30 (31 8 ) 30 (31 8 )
    PL Poland 1 30 30
    PT Portugal 1 30 30
    QA Qatar 30 30
    RO Romania 1 30 30
    RS Serbia 1 30 13 30 13
    RU Russian Federation 2 31 31
    RW Rwanda 3 , 6 30 30
    SA Saudi Arabia 30 30
    SC Seychelles 31 31
    SD Sudan 6 30 30
    SE Sweden 1 31 31
    SG Singapore 30 14 30 14
    SK Slovakia 1 31 31
    SL Sierra Leone 6 31 31
    ST Sao Tome and Principe 3 , 6 30 30
    SV El Salvador 30 30
    Sy Syrian Arab Republic 31 31
    TH Thailand 30 30
    TJ Tajikistan 2 30 31
    tm Turkmenistan 2 30 31
    TN Tunisia 30 30
    TR Turkey 1 30 (33 8 ) 30 (33 8 )
    TT Trinidad and Tobago 30 31
    Z United Republic of Tanzania6 21 11 31
    UA Ukraine 31 31
    UG Uganda 6 30 31
    US united states of america 30 30
    UZ Uzbekistan 31 31
    VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31 31
    VN Vietnam 31 31
    WS
    		 Samoa 31 31
    ZA South Africa 31 31
    Z M Zambia 6 30 30
    ZW Zimbabwe 6 30 31
    1. If a European patent is designated/elected, the applicable term is found in the information on EP (European Patent Office) as designated/elected Office.
    2. In case of designation/elected Eurasian patent, the applicable term can be found in the information on EA (Eurasian Patent Office) as designated/elected Office.
    3. In the absence of information from the Offices concerned, the time limits indicated are those generally applicable under Articles 22(1) and 39(1)(a) of the PCT Treaty. If the Office decides to apply a longer period, the information will be published in the PCT Communications.
    4. For the following countries which do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected: SZ.
    5. This time limit can be extended if the applicant pays an additional fee for late entry into the national phase (see the national phase information below for details).
    6. If ARIPO patent is designated/elected, the applicable term can be found in the information on AP (ARIPO) as Designated/Elected Office.
    7. It may be extended upon written request of the applicant.
    8. The time limit applicable when the applicant pays the additional fee for late national phase entry.
    9. For the following countries which do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected: LI.
    10. For the following countries that do not operate a designated/elected Office of their own, this Office is designated/elected Office: BE, CY, FR, GR, IE, IT, LT, LV, MC, MT, NL, SI, SM .
    11. The Office had informed the International Bureau that the time limit under Article 22(1) of the PCT Treaty, as amended and entered into force on April 1, 2002, did not apply to it - it did not yet apply the 30-month time limit for entry into the national phase.
    12. Designated/elected Office for the following countries for which no designated/elected Office operates of its own: BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR , NE, SN, TD, TG.
    13. This time limit may be extended by 30 days if the applicant pays an additional fee for late entry into the national phase.
    14. This period can be extended by up to 18 months on payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant (see National Phase Information for details).
    15. After the 30-month period (30 months from the priority date), the applicant may request restoration of the rights within 12 months, provided that the restoration fee is paid and the Canadian Patent Rules 154(3 ) with respect to (delay of national phase entry) other requirements for reinstatement of rights.
    16. Applicable to international applications filed on or after 1 July 2020.

    Source: https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/time_limits.html

  • Characteristics of the Philippine design patent application process

    IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.

  • What are the requirements for the utility model application documents in Colombia?

    Filing Language: Spanish

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    5. Power of Attorney
    6. small entity declaration
    7. inventor statement
    8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    10. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    11. IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Enter the US national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    7. Power of Attorney
    8. small entity declaration
    9. inventor statement
    10. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    11. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    12. IDS Form/IDS Document/prior art

  • Is a utility model application in the UAE eligible for DAS?

    no

  • What are the requirements for the Australian invention patent application documents

    Filing Language: English

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    2. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    3. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
    5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    7. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
    8. translator statement

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Entering the Australian national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
    4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
    5. Microorganism preservation certificate and its English translation
    6. Microorganism Survival Certificate and Its English Translation
    7. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    8. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    9. translator statement

  • Whether the invention patent application in Taiwan, China can be type-converted

    no

  • Whether the Indonesian invention patent application can be DAS

    no

  • Characteristics of the Dutch invention patent application process

    The RVO does not conduct substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant must submit a novelty search request at the same time as the application, or within 13 months from the date of application, and will receive a search report containing written opinions on novelty within 9 months from the date of the search request. , at which point the applicant has 2 months to make amendments or file a divisional case. The search results do not affect the granting of the patent.

  • How long is the deadline for industrial design application in India?

    via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

  • What are the requirements for utility model application documents in Bahrain

    Filing Language: Arabic

    via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Necessary documents:

    1. Abstract
    2. Abstract Drawing
    3. Claim
    4. Specification
    5. Drawing

    Attachments (if any)

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    5. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review

    Attachments (if any)

    1. WIPO Publication
    2. ISR/IPRP
    3. Enter Bahrain national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendment
    4. Power of Attorney
    5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

  • Whether the Venezuelan invention patent application can be DAS

    no

  • What are the requirements for French industrial design application documents
    Filing Language: French

    Necessary documents:

    1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
    2. A Brief Description

    Attachments (if any):

    1. Power of Attorney
    2. Certified Priority Document
    3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
    4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
    5. small entity declaration
    6. inventor statement
    7. Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation