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.
  • Time to pay publication fees after grant (acceptance): 3 months.
  • Time to pay registration fees after publication: 3 months.
  • Annuities: The first, the second, and third annuities are paid with the filing fees upon filing the application, after that the annuities must be annually in advance for a period that does not exceed 20 years in total.
  • Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.