Patent Application Encyclopedia

ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility model patent applications. A utility model must be novel, inventive and practical.

yes

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, announcement fee and the first annual fee (that is, the annual fee for the first to third years) within 3 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision.
• Annuity: Pay year by year in the first year from the date of application. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months. At the same time, 30% of the year's annual fee will be paid as a late fee.

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 Failure to make corrections on time will be considered withdrawn.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.

no

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

• Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay within 4 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision, and pay the annual fee at the time of granted at the same time.
• Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year starting from the third year from the application date. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a penalty of 0.5 euros should be paid at the same time.

yes

1-2 years

10-12 months

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

• Authorization Fee: There is no granted registration fee.
• Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee year by year after the granted. The payment period is the granted date of the year. The annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, but a 100% penalty is required.

3-8 years

no

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

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

4 years

yes

Singapore Patent and Trademark Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Abbreviation: IPOS

Website: www.ipos.gov.sg

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