Patent Application Encyclopedia

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

4 months

• 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.

none

Accept the restoration of priority, and consult OSIM for specific standards.

The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.

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

no

Korean Industrial Property Office

English: Korea Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: KIPO

Website: Korean Intellectual Property Office (kipo.go.kr)

Korean Invention Patent Search: Integrated Search < SEARCH - KIPRIS Patent Information searching service

A request for substantive examination of a Colombian PCT application must be filed within six months of publication of the application. Applications can be accelerated through the Patent Prosecution Highway.

yes

Yes (reason: due care), a request for restoration of rights can be filed within 2 months from the date of removal of the obstacle

Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand

English: Department of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: DIP

Website: Home (ipthailand.go.th)

Thailand Invention Patent Search: DIP (ipthailand.go.th)

IPOM conducts formality examination and substantive examination of the invention patent application, and the substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to make a specific request.

Indian invention patents need to undergo formality examination and substantive examination, and the applicant/anyone should submit a request for substantive examination within 48 months from the filing date.

Philippine Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Abbreviation: IPOPHIL

Website: IPOPHL | Rising. Shining. Beckoning. (ipophil.gov.ph)

Philippine Invention Patent Search: WIPO Publish (ipophil.gov.ph)

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

English: Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, abbreviation: HIPO

URL: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en

Hungarian Patent Search: epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN

no

Bureau of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs

English: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC, abbreviation: TIPO

Website: www.tipo.gov.tw

Taiwan Patent Search: Republic of China Patent Information Search System (tipo.gov.tw)