Patent Application Encyclopedia

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

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

The patent grant procedure is divided into two separate stages:

• The first stage is the formality examination stage, from the filing of the patent application to the publication of the patent application.
• The second stage is the substantive examination stage after publication. If the application meets the formal requirements, the Hungarian Patent Office will manage the filing date and perform a novelty search. The request for substantive examination can be made at the time of filing the application or at the latest within 6 months from the date of publication of the search report in the Official Gazette.

If the inventor or his client, the national office, or the information obtained directly or indirectly from the inventor leads to third-party disclosure, a novelty grace period of 12 months before the filing date/priority date can be enjoyed.

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

yes

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: From the 5th year onwards from the date of application, it will be paid year by year. The application fee includes annual fees for the first and second years. There is no annual fee for the third and fourth years, but the applicant needs to notify INPI for renewal in the third and fourth years. All subsequent annual fees must be paid within six months before the date corresponding to the year of application. Overdue annual fees can be paid within a 6-month grace period, and 50% of the annual fee of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

Saudi Arabian Intellectual Property Office

English: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, abbreviation: SPO

Website: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (saip.gov.sa)

Saudi Arabia Patent Search: WIPO Publish (saip.gov.sa)

1.5-2 years

As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".

25 years

Belgian Federal Government Intellectual Property Office

English: The Belgian Intellectual Property Office, Abbreviation: IPObel

Website: Intellectual property | FPS Economy (fgov.be)

Belgian invention patent search: Search in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) | CBE Public Search (fgov.be)

no

IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.

7 months

no

6 years

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

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annual Fee: None.