Application is to be published within 18 months as from the application date or as from the priority date.
Request for full examination is to be filed within 31 months as from the priority date for the national phase of PCT Applications or within 6 months as from the publication date for the national applications.
Duration
- 20 years as from the application date for conventional Patents
- 20 years as from the International filing date for the National phase of PCT patents
- petty patent is valid 10 years as from the application date
- the protection fees are to be paid annually, prior to the expiration of the year for which the protection fees have been paid or six months after the expiration of the protection period at the latest with 50% fine