Patent
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Patent |
Community Design |
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Examination |
“Request for Substantive Examination” shall be submitted within 6 months from publication date; otherwise, the application is deemed to have been withdrawn. |
No substantive examination is conducted |
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Time frame for examination |
6-12 months for search report 12-24 months for examination result |
1-3 months |
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Duration |
20 years from filing date |
25 years from filing date |
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Maintenance |
Maintenance fee shall be paid from the 3rd annuity from filing date |
5-year Renewal fee shall be paid on the 6th, 11th, 16th, and 21th year from filing date, after granted. |
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Note |
1. 38 member states of European Patent Organization (till Nov. of 2021) 2. Any annuity falling due after the publication date of “mention of the grant” shall be arranged to each validated country, rather than to EPO. |
1. 27 member states of European Union (till Nov. of 2021) 2. Protection scope expands through all 27 member states once the design is granted. |
Trademark (Community Trademark)
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Examination |
No Prior- application- search is conducted |
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Time frame for examination |
4-6 months |
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Opposition period |
3 months |
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Duration |
10 years from filing date |
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Maintenance |
Renewal is due before expiration of the 10-year term |
