- You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 6 months from the first filing date.
- Member of: Paris Convention.
- Period of protection of a design: 5 years.
- Time to pay publication fees after grant (acceptance): no time restrictions.
- Time to pay registration fees after publication: no time restrictions.
- Annuities: the payment of first annuity should be made when filing the application, the second and third annuities should be made within 6 months prior to the expiration of first year protection period and the payment of the fourth and fifth annuities should be paid before the expiration of third year protection period. A grace period of 6 moths is allowed for late payment of the annuities.
- Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: time limit is not legally specified. It depends on the decision of the assignor and assignee.
