Patents - General Information

  • You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 12 months from the first filing date.
  • Member of: Paris Convention, PCT.
  • Period of protection of a patent: 15 years.
  • Annuities: are paid after the patent is granted. All unpaid annuities are collected from the applicant with a retroactive effect upon the grant of the patent.
  • Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.