Patent Application Encyclopedia

yes. Multiple designs are allowed in one design application, but no more than 50 designs.

Inventions under the via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.

no

Formal examination and substantive examination are required.

no

RIP conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. If the formality examination fails to meet the requirements, the Patent Office will notify the applicant to make corrections within 15 working days. Failure to make corrections on time will be considered withdrawn. After passing the formality examination, the applicant shall pay the publication fee within one month. Costa Rican patent applications will be published in the Patent Gazette for three consecutive days, and applicants can also apply for early publication. Anyone can file an objection within three months of publication. The Patent Office will notify the applicant of the opposition and require the applicant to respond within one month. After the opposition period, the patent application in Costa Rica enters the substantive examination stage, and the patent granted can be obtained if the granted conditions are met. In most cases, the RIP will issue an opinion only once during the substantive examination process.

1 month

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

The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:

• Practical testing and construction of machinery and instruments that the applicant needs to carry out in preparation for the invention
• The applicant or inventor exhibits at an officially held or recognized exhibition
• Malicious disclosure by third parties

20 years

TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.

no

15 years

Acceptance of restoration of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care"

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "Unintentional".

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 : 6 months from earliest priority date.

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee and announcement fee within 90 days after receiving the official payment notice.
• Annuity: The annual fee starts to be paid year by year from the second year from the application date. It needs to be paid between January 1 and March 31 each year. If it is overdue, it can be paid within the 3-month overdue period, and it will be doubled at the same time. cost of.