Patents - General Information

  • 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 annual fee for the first year is due on the filing date and the fees for the subsequent years shall be payable in advance on the anniversaries of the filing date. The annual fees which become due before publication shall be payable within a period of grace of six months from the date of publication, the annual fees which become due before the grant of a patent treated as State secret shall be payable within a period of grace of six months from the date on which the decision on the grant comes into effect, and the other annual fees shall be payable within a period of grace of six months from the due date.
  • Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.