Patent Application Encyclopedia

A patent does not lose its novelty under any of the following circumstances:

• Within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, the patent has been disclosed as a result of apparent abuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
• The patent was disclosed at an international exhibition officially recognized by the Paris Convention Organization within 12 months of the filing date/priority date.

5 years, renewable 4 times, 5 years each time, up to 25 years of protection.

no

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant

The initial period of protection is 6 years, which can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.

• 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.

• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted decision notice.
• Annuity: It will be paid year by year starting from the date of patent announcement for 4 years, and the renewal fee can be paid within 12 months before the expiration of the protection period. If you fail to pay after the due date, you can make up the payment within a grace period of 6 months, but you need to pay a penalty at the same time.

10 years

Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

English: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, referred to as:

Website: Startseite - Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

Swiss Invention Patent Search: Swissreg - Institute for Intellectual Property

20 years

ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. Once the application for an invention patent is submitted, if the application documents are complete, ICPR will issue a notice of formal and legal review to formally accept the application. After passing the formality examination, ICPR will issue a payment notice for substantive examination within 90 days. According to the agreement between ICPR and the Korean Patent Office, the Korean Patent Office will conduct substantive examination of the application submitted through the UAE Patent Office.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Within 12 months of the filing date/priority date.

yes

5-7 years

5 months

10 years

yes. Please consult IPVN for the standards and charges for restoring the priority.

Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute

English: Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute (UKRPATENT)

Website: Ukrpatent

Ukrainian Utility Model Patent Search: Specialized DB "Inventions (Utility Models) in Ukraine" (uipv.org)