PATENT REGISTRATION FOR SUBTANCES

There are two forms of invention: products and processes. Products comprises 2 forms: Products in the form of objects and Products in the form of substances.

Products in the form of substances (includings imple substances, compounds and mixtures), for example materials, food, pharmaceuticals ..., expressed in set of information that identifies an artificial product characterized by technical signs (characteristics) of the presence, proportion and state of the elements, functioning (utilizing) as a means to meet certain needs of human; or products in the form of biological materials, for example genes, genetically modified plants or animals ..., represented by a collection of information about a product containing modified genetic information under human impact, capable of self-replicating.

Necessary documents for patent registration for substances:

- Applicant information

- Signed Power of Attorney

- Priority documents (if any)

- Patent Specification (including Abstract, Drawings, Claims):

+ Title of the invention or utility solution;

+ Use field of the invention or utility solution;

+ Technical state of the use field of the invention or utility solution;

+ Technical nature of the invention or utility solution;

+ Brief description of accompanied drawings (if any);

+ Detailed description of invention or utility solution realization variations;

+ Examples of invention or utility solution; realization;

+ Benefits (effects) expected to be achieved].

Time limit for processing invention or utility solution registration applications

From the date on which the registration application is received by the IPVN, the registration application of an invention or utility solution shall be examined in the following order:

- An invention or utility solution registration application shall have its formality examination within 01 month from the filing date.

- Publication of invention registration applications:

(i) An invention or utility solution registration application shall be published in the nineteenth month from the date of priority or the filing date in case the application has no date of priority or within 02 months after it is accepted as a valid application, whichever is later;

(ii) An invention or utility solution registration application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (hereinafter abbreviated to PCT) shall be published within 02 months from the date it is accepted as a valid application and enters the national phase;

(iii) An invention or utility solution registration application containing a request for earlier publication shall be published within 02 months from the date the IPVN receives that request or the date it is accepted as a valid application, whichever is later;

- An industrial property registration application shall be substantively examined within the following time limits:18 months from the date of its publication if a request for substantive examination is filed before the date of application publication, or from the date of receipt of a request for substantive examination if such request is filed after the date of application publication.

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