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Utility Models Gazetteer |
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This information is not guaranteed. |
This page was updated on Monday, 14 March 2011. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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AF |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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AL |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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DZ |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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AD |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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AO |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
15 years |
no |
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AG |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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AR |
Americas |
utility model |
relative (6 mths grace) |
10 years |
n/a |
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AP |
Africa |
utility model |
local |
No set term |
yes |
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AM |
Asia |
utility model |
local (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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AW |
Americas |
small patent |
relative |
6 years |
yes via NL |
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AU |
Oceania |
innovation patent |
local (12 mths grace) |
8 years |
no, except by divisional |
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AT |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute (6 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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AZ |
Asia |
utility model |
local (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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BS |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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BH |
Asia |
utility model patent |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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BD |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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BB |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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BY |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
5 years |
yes |
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BE |
Europe |
short patent |
absolute |
6 years |
no |
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BZ |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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BX |
Europe |
No utility model laws |
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BJ |
Africa |
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BT |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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BO |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
n/a |
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BA |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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BW |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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BR |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
15 years |
yes |
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BN |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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BG |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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BF |
Africa |
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BI |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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KH |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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CM |
Africa |
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CA |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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CV |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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CF |
Africa |
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- |
Americas |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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TD |
Africa |
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CL |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
n/a |
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CN |
Asia |
utility model |
relative (6 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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CO |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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KM |
Africa |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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CG |
Africa |
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CD |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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CR |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
5 years |
yes |
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CI |
Africa |
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HR |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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CU |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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CY |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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CZ |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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DK |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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DJ |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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DM |
Americas |
utility model certificate |
absolute |
7 years |
no |
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DO |
Americas |
utility model certificate |
absolute |
15 years |
no |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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EA |
Eurasia |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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EC |
Americas |
utility model patent |
absolute |
10 years |
unknown |
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EG |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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SV |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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EP |
Europe |
No utility model laws |
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GQ |
Africa |
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ER |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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EE |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
8 years |
yes |
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ET |
Africa |
utility model |
Unknown |
not known |
n/a |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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FJ |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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FI |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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FR |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
6 years |
no |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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GA |
Africa |
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GM |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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WB |
Asia |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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GE |
Asia |
utility model |
None |
8 years |
yes |
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DE |
Europe |
utility model |
relative (6 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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GH |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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GR |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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GD |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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GT |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
n/a |
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GN |
Africa |
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GW |
Africa |
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GC |
Asia |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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GY |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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HT |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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HN |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
15 years |
no |
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HK |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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HU |
Europe |
utility model |
relative (6 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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IS |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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IN |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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ID |
Asia |
petty patent |
absolute, 6 mths grace |
5 years |
no |
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IR |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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IQ |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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IE |
Europe |
short term patent |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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IL |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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IT |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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JM |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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JP |
Asia |
utility model |
relative |
10 - 15 years |
yes |
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JO |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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KZ |
Asia |
utility model |
none |
8 years |
yes |
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KE |
Africa |
utility model |
local |
12 years |
yes |
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KI |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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KP |
Asia |
utility model |
local |
10 years |
yes |
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KR |
Asia |
utility model |
relative |
10 years |
yes |
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KS |
Europe |
Unknown |
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KW |
Asia |
utility model |
local |
7 years |
n/a |
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KG |
Asia |
utility model |
none |
8 years |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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LA |
Asia |
petty patent |
absolute |
12 years |
n/a |
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LV |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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LB |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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LS |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute (6 mths grace) |
7 years |
yes |
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LR |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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LY |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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LI |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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LT |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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LU |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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MO |
Asia |
utility model |
unknown |
unknown |
n/a |
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MK |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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MG |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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MW |
Africa |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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MY |
Asia |
utility model |
local (12 mths grace) |
15 years |
no |
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MV |
Asia |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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ML |
Africa |
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MT |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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MH |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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MR |
Africa |
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MU |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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MX |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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FM |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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MD |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
not known |
yes |
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MC |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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MN |
Asia |
innovation certificate |
absolute |
5 years |
no |
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ME |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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MA |
Africa |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster, but see separate Casablanca and Tangiers zones. |
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Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
n/a |
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MZ |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
n/a |
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MM |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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NA |
Africa |
No utility model laws, but a Bill is under consideration by the Namibian Parliament. |
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NR |
Oceania |
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NP |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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NL |
Europe |
short term patent |
absolute |
6 years |
no |
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NZ |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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NI |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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NE |
Africa |
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NG |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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NO |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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OA |
Africa |
utility model |
local |
8 years |
yes |
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EM |
Europe |
utility model |
unknown |
8 years |
n/a |
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OM |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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PK |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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PW |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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PA |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
n/a |
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PG |
Oceania |
No utility model laws (notwithstanding the provision for same in the Patents and Industrial Designs Regulations). |
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PY |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
n/a |
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WO |
See separate states |
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PE |
Americas |
utility model patent |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
5 years |
n/a |
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PH |
Oceania |
utility model |
local |
15 years |
n/a |
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PL |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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PT |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
15 years |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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QA |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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RO |
Europe |
utility model |
local |
10 years |
no |
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RU |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute, (6 mths grace) |
8 years |
yes |
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RW |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
n/a |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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KN |
Americas |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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LC |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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VC |
Americas |
utility certificate |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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WS |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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SM |
Europe |
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ST |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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SA |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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SN |
Africa |
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RS |
Europe |
petty patent |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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SC |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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SL |
Africa |
utility model |
unknown |
not known |
yes |
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SG |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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SK |
Europe |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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SI |
Europe |
short term patent |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
no |
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SB |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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SO |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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ZA |
Africa |
functional design |
absolute |
10 years |
no |
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ES |
Europe |
utility model |
local |
10 years |
yes |
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LK |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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SD |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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SR |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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SZ |
Africa |
utility model |
absolute |
7 years |
yes via AP |
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SE |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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CH |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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SY |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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TW |
Asia |
utility model |
absolute |
10 - 12 yrs |
n/a |
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TJ |
Asia |
utility model |
none |
not known |
yes |
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TZ |
Africa |
utility certificate |
absolute |
7 years |
yes via AP |
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TH |
Asia |
petty patent |
absolute |
6 years |
yes |
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TL |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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TG |
Africa |
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TO |
Oceania |
utility model |
relative |
7 years |
n/a |
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TT |
Americas |
utility certificate |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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TN |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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TR |
Asia |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
yes |
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TM |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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TV |
Oceania |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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UG |
Africa |
utility certificate |
absolute |
7 years |
yes |
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UA |
Europe |
utility model |
none |
8 years |
yes |
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AE |
Asia |
utility model |
absolute |
10 years |
yes |
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GB |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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US |
Americas |
No utility model laws. |
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UY |
Americas |
utility model patent |
absolute |
15 years |
n/a |
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UZ |
Asia |
utility model |
absolute |
not known |
yes |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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VU |
Oceania |
No utility model laws. |
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VA |
Europe |
No utility model laws. |
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VE |
Americas |
utility model |
absolute (12 mths grace) |
10 years |
n/a |
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VN |
Asia |
utility solution |
local |
6 years |
yes |
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EH |
Africa |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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WB |
Asia |
No utility model laws known to the webmaster. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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YE |
Asia |
No utility model laws. |
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Geonym |
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Regional Sector |
Utility Model Type |
Novelty |
Term |
PCT National Phase |
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ZM |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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ZW |
Africa |
No utility model laws. |
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