8 months
- Grant fee: Authorization official fee should be paid within 2 months after receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: should be paid after the patent is granted in Thailand. If the patent has been issued, the first annual fee should be paid within 60 days after the start of the fifth year of the patent validity period.
yes. A patent applicant can convert the patent type from a petty patent (utility model) to an invention before the patent application is granted. The converted patent application has the filing date of the original patent application.
not applicable. Designs disclosed to the public prior to filing are not eligible for application.
10 years
The initial period of protection is 6 years, which can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.
no
5-8 years
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annuity: The applicant should pay the first annual fee at the beginning of the 5th year from the application date. If it is authorized at the beginning of the 5th year, it must be paid within 60 days from the date of granted. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within 120 days of the overdue period. The annual fee can be paid for multiple years at one time.
DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.