yes. Prior to patent grant/rejection, the patent type can be converted from utility model to invention at the request of the applicant. Can only be converted once.
Patent Application Encyclopedia
Is a utility model application convertible in Austria?
Explanation of Japanese Industrial Design Authorization and Annual Fee
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee and the annual fee for the first year within 30 days after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: The annual fee shall be paid year by year from the second year from the date of granted, and the payment of the annual fee may be postponed within 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, but a 200% penalty shall be paid at the same time.
Who is the Indonesian utility model application patent authority?
Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia
English: Directorate General of Intellectual Property (Indonesia), abbreviation: DGIP
Website: www.dgip.go.id
Indonesia Utility Model Patent Search: Public Domain Patent Database Information System | PATENT (dgip.go.id)
Is a Finnish industrial design application eligible for DAS?
no
Is a Costa Rica design application eligible for DAS?
no
What are the requirements for the French invention patent application documents
Filing Language: French
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its French translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its French Translation
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation
- Relevant information of references of other national applications with the same priority should be provided upon request of INPI)
Invention patent application authorization and annual fee instructions in Taiwan, China
- Grant fee: Pay the granted official fee within 3 months after receiving the granted notice (no extension) and pay the annual fee due in the year of granted at the same time.
- Annuity: The annual fee is calculated from the first year, and the annual fee should be paid within 3 months after receiving the granted notice. The payment deadline for subsequent annual fees is the day before the announcement date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within the grace period of 6 months, and the penalty should be paid at the same time.
Features of Ukrainian Utility Model Patent Application Process
UKRPATENT only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The objects protected by utility models are the same as those protected by invention patents (i.e. products, processes, new uses of known products and processes).
Instructions for Authorization of Industrial Design and Annual Fee in Mexico
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted registration fee within 2 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision, and pay the annual fee for the first to fifth years at the same time.
- Annuity: Subsequent payment of annual fee every 5 years, overdue payment can be made within the grace period after 6 months, but a penalty must be paid at the same time.
Whether the UAE invention patent application can be DAS
no
How long is the protection period of Bahrain invention patent application
20 years
How long is the term of protection for industrial designs in Nigeria?
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 15 years.
How long is the term of protection of industrial design in Poland?
25 years
Whether a Singapore design application can apply for a combined appearance
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.
Russian invention patent application authorization and annual fee instructions
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first annual fee within 4 months after receiving the granted decision.
- Annuity: pay year by year from the 3rd year from the application date, the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and the penalty is 50% of the annual fee of the year.
Is a Colombian industrial design application convertible?
no
Whether the New Zealand invention patent application can be DAS
yes
How long is the PCT deadline for utility model applications in Russia?
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
How long is the application period for industrial design in Korea?
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
What are the requirements for the design application documents in Venezuela
Filing Language: English
Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Spanish translation of priority certificate
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Proof of personal identity (copy of ID card or passport, if necessary, certified Power of Attorney and copy of ID card of agent)
- Copy of Articles of Incorporation or Commercial Register of Company Registration (copy of ID card or passport of company director or president)
- Venezuelan Translator Affidavit
- Proof of application fee and annual fee payment for the first year