• You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 12 months from the first filing date.
• Member of: PCT, Paris Convention.
• Period of protection of a patent: 20 years.
• Annuities: the annuities for the first, second, third, forth and sometimes for the 5-th years are paid upon the making payment for the registration of the invention and granting of the patent (when the applicant obtains the official Decision about invention registration and granting of the Patent from Belarus PTO). Then for the further years, the annuities payment must be paid during a year before the expiration date.
• Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.

In some cases the validity of the patent may be extended, but not more than for 5 years.