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Utility Models

	Utility Models Gazetteer
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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Afghanistan

Asia

No utility model laws.

Albania

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Algeria

Africa

No utility model laws.

Andorra

Europe

No utility model laws.

Angola

Africa

utility model

absolute

15 years

Antigua and Barbuda

Americas

No utility model laws.

Argentina

Americas

utility model

relative (6 mths grace)

10 years

n/a

ARIPO

Africa

utility model

local

No set term

yes

Armenia

Asia

utility model

local (12 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Aruba

Americas

small patent

relative

6 years

yes via NL

Australia

Oceania

innovation patent

local (12 mths grace)

8 years

no, except by divisional

Austria

Europe

utility model

absolute (6 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Azerbaijan

Asia

utility model

local (12 mths grace)

10 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Bahamas

Americas

No utility model laws.

Bahrain

Asia

utility model patent

absolute

10 years

Bangladesh

Asia

No utility model laws.

Barbados

Americas

No utility model laws.

Belarus

Europe

utility model

absolute

5 years

yes

Belgium

Europe

short patent

absolute

6 years

Belize

Americas

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes

Benelux

Europe

No utility model laws

Benin

Africa

See OAPI

Bhutan

Asia

No utility model laws.

Bolivia

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

n/a

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe

No utility model laws.

Botswana

Africa

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes

Brazil

Americas

utility model

absolute

15 years

yes

Brunei

Asia

No utility model laws.

Bulgaria

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Burkina Faso

Africa

See OAPI

Burundi

Africa

utility model

absolute

10 years

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Cambodia

Asia

utility model certificate

no provisions

7 years

n/a

Cameroon

Africa

See OAPI

Canada

Americas

No utility model laws.

Cape Verde

Africa

utility model certificate

absolute

10 years

n/a

Central African Republic

Africa

See OAPI

Central America

Americas

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Chad

Africa

See OAPI

Chile

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

n/a

China

Asia

utility model

relative (6 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Colombia

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Comoros

Africa

See OAPI

Congo

Africa

See OAPI

Congo, Democratic Republic

Africa

No utility model laws.

Costa Rica

Americas

utility model

absolute

5 years

yes

Côte d'Ivoire

Africa

See OAPI

Croatia

Europe

No utility model laws.

Cuba

Americas

No utility model laws.

Cyprus

Europe

No utility model laws.

Czech Republic

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Denmark

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Djibouti

Africa

No utility model laws.

Dominica

Americas

utility model certificate

absolute

7 years

Dominican Republic

Americas

utility model certificate

absolute

15 years

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

EAPO

Eurasia

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Ecuador

Americas

utility model patent

absolute

10 years

unknown

Egypt

Africa

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes

El Salvador

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

EPO

Europe

No utility model laws

Equatorial Guinea

Africa

See OAPI

Eritrea

Africa

No utility model laws.

Estonia

Europe

utility model

absolute

8 years

yes

Ethiopia

Africa

utility model certificate

local

10 years

n/a

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Fiji

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Finland

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

France

Europe

utility model

absolute

6 years

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Gabon

Africa

See OAPI

Gambia

Africa

No utility model laws.

Gaza

Asia

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Georgia

Asia

utility model

None

8 years

yes

Germany

Europe

utility model

relative (6 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Ghana

Africa

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes

Greece

Europe

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes

Grenada

Americas

No utility model laws.

Guatemala

Americas

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

n/a

Guinea

Africa

See OAPI

Guinea-Bissau

Africa

See OAPI

Gulf Co-operation Council

Asia

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Guyana

Americas

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Haiti

Americas

No utility model laws.

Honduras

Americas

utility model

absolute

15 years

Hong Kong

Asia

No utility model laws.

Hungary

Europe

utility model

relative (6 mths grace)

10 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Iceland

Europe

No utility model laws.

India

Asia

No utility model laws.

Indonesia

Asia

petty patent

absolute, 6 mths grace

5 years

Iran

Asia

No utility model laws.

Iraq

Asia

No utility model laws.

Ireland

Europe

short term patent

absolute

10 years

Israel

Asia

No utility model laws.

Italy

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Jamaica

Americas

No utility model laws.

Japan

Asia

utility model

relative

10 - 15 years

yes

Jordan

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Kazakhstan

Asia

utility model

none

8 years

yes

Kenya

Africa

utility model

local

12 years

yes

Kiribati

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Korea (north)

Asia

utility model

local

10 years

yes

Korea (south)

Asia

utility model

relative

10 years

yes

Kosovo

Europe

Unknown

Kuwait

Asia

utility model

local

7 years

n/a

Kyrgyzstan

Asia

utility model

none

8 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Laos

Asia

petty patent

absolute

12 years

n/a

Latvia

Europe

No utility model laws.

Lebanon

Asia

No utility model laws.

Lesotho

Africa

utility model

absolute (6 mths grace)

7 years

yes

Liberia

Africa

No utility model laws.

Libya

Africa

No utility model laws.

Liechtenstein

Europe

No utility model laws.

Lithuania

Europe

No utility model laws.

Luxembourg

Europe

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Macau

Asia

utility model

unknown

n/a

Macedonia

Europe

No utility model laws.

Madagascar

Africa

No utility model laws.

Malawi

Africa

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Malaysia

Asia

utility model

local (12 mths grace)

15 years

Maldives

Asia

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Mali

Africa

See OAPI

Malta

Europe

No utility model laws.

Marshall Islands

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Mauritania

Africa

See OAPI

Mauritius

Africa

No utility model laws.

Mexico

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Micronesia

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Moldova

Europe

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

not known

yes

Monaco

Europe

No utility model laws.

Mongolia

Asia

innovation certificate

absolute

5 years

Montenegro

Europe

No utility model laws.

Morocco

Africa

No utility model laws known to the webmaster, but see separate Casablanca and Tangiers zones.

Morocco (Casablanca)

Africa

No utility model laws.

Morocco (Tangiers)

Africa

utility model

absolute

10 years

n/a

Mozambique

Africa

utility model

absolute

7 years

n/a

Myanmar

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Namibia

Africa

No utility model laws, but a Bill is under consideration by the Namibian Parliament.

Nauru

Oceania

No utility model laws, but see Australia, United Kingdom and United States.

Nepal

Asia

No utility model laws.

Netherlands

Europe

short term patent

absolute

6 years

New Zealand

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Nicaragua

Americas

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Niger

Africa

See OAPI

Nigeria

Africa

No utility model laws.

Norway

Europe

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

OAPI

Africa

utility model

local

8 years

yes

OHIM

Europe

utility model

unknown

8 years

n/a

Oman

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Pakistan

Asia

No utility model laws.

Palau

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Panama

Americas

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

n/a

Papua New Guinea

Oceania

No utility model laws (notwithstanding the provision for same in the Patents and Industrial Designs Regulations).

Paraguay

Americas

utility model

absolute

10 years

n/a

Patent Co-operation Treaty

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Peru

Americas

utility model patent

absolute (12 mths grace)

5 years

n/a

Philippines

Oceania

utility model

local

15 years

n/a

Poland

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Portugal

Europe

utility model

absolute

15 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Qatar

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Romania

Europe

utility model

local

10 years

Russia

Europe

utility model

absolute, (6 mths grace)

8 years

yes

Rwanda

Africa

utility model

absolute

10 years

n/a

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Americas

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

Saint Lucia

Americas

No utility model laws.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Americas

utility certificate

absolute

10 years

yes

Samoa

Oceania

No utility model laws.

San Marino

Europe

Italian IP laws apply

São Tomé et Príncipe

Africa

No utility model laws.

Saudi Arabia

Asia

No utility model laws.

Senegal

Africa

See OAPI

Serbia

Europe

petty patent

absolute

10 years

yes

Seychelles

Africa

No utility model laws.

Sierra Leone

Africa

utility model

unknown

not known

yes

Singapore

Asia

No utility model laws.

Slovakia

Europe

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

Slovenia

Europe

short term patent

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

Solomon Islands

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Somalia

Africa

No utility model laws.

South Africa

Africa

functional design

absolute

10 years

Spain

Europe

utility model

local

10 years

yes

Sri Lanka

Asia

No utility model laws.

Sudan

Africa

No utility model laws.

Suriname

Americas

No utility model laws.

Swaziland

Africa

utility model

absolute

7 years

yes via AP

Sweden

Europe

No utility model laws.

Switzerland

Europe

No utility model laws.

Syria

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Taiwan

Asia

utility model

absolute

10 - 12 yrs

n/a

Tajikistan

Asia

utility model

none

not known

yes

Tanzania

Africa

utility certificate

absolute

7 years

yes via AP

Thailand

Asia

petty patent

absolute

6 years

yes

Timor Leste

Asia

No utility model laws.

Togo

Africa

See OAPI

Tonga

Oceania

utility model

relative

7 years

n/a

Trinidad and Tobago

Americas

utility certificate

absolute

10 years

yes

Tunisia

Africa

No utility model laws.

Turkey

Asia

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

yes

Turkmenistan

Asia

No utility model laws.

Tuvalu

Oceania

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Uganda

Africa

utility certificate

absolute

7 years

yes

Ukraine

Europe

utility model

none

8 years

yes

United Arab Emirates

Asia

utility model

absolute

10 years

yes

United Kingdom

Europe

No utility model laws.

United States of America

Americas

No utility model laws.

Uruguay

Americas

utility model patent

absolute

15 years

n/a

Uzbekistan

Asia

utility model

absolute

not known

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Vanuatu

Oceania

No utility model laws.

Vatican City

Europe

No utility model laws.

Venezuela

Americas

utility model

absolute (12 mths grace)

10 years

n/a

Vietnam

Asia

utility solution

local

6 years

yes

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Western Sahara

Africa

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

West Bank

Asia

No utility model laws known to the webmaster.

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Regional Sector

Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Yemen

Asia

No utility model laws.

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Utility Model Type

Novelty

Term

PCT National Phase

Zambia

Africa

No utility model laws.

Zimbabwe

Africa

No utility model laws.