Rene
Australia has a similar system called the innovation patent
Innovation patents are a relatively new type of patent available in
Australia. Innovation patent applications typically cost about the same
as a standard complete patent applications, but they have the following
important differences:
Innovation patents last for a maximum of 8 years, whereas standard
patents last for maximum of 20 years.
Innovation patents are granted without examination, usually within 1 to
3 months, whereas standard patents are examined only after paying the
examination fee, and usually take 2 to 4 years.
After an innovation patent has been granted, the owner or any person may
request examination, and such examination must occur before the owner
can commerce or threaten to commence infringement proceedings.
The overall cost of an innovation patent is usually much less than that
of a standard patent when the annual renewal fees (paid for 20 years) of
a standard patent are taken into account.
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-piug-l@derwent.co.uk [mailto:owner-piug-l@derwent.co.uk] On
Behalf Of r.a.j. van loen
Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2002 7:05 PM
To: piug-l@derwent.co.uk
Subject: 6 year patent
Dear all,
In The Netherlands a patentright that will last 6 year can be applied
for since the new Dutch patentlaw of 1995. The patent is granted without
examination. Does anyone know whether there are any other countries
where a patent can be applied for a similar short timeperiod?
Regards,
René A.J. van Loen
Dotterbloemkreek 55
2353 JB Leiderdorp - NL
+3171 5418338
+31624 887237
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