Conversion of a Patent Application into an Application for Registration of a Utility Model and Vice Versa Clause Samples

This clause allows an applicant to change the type of intellectual property protection sought by converting a pending patent application into a utility model application, or vice versa. In practice, this means that if an applicant realizes their invention may not meet the stricter requirements for a patent but could qualify as a utility model, they can request the conversion without losing their original filing date. Conversely, if a utility model application is found to have the potential for patent protection, it can be converted accordingly. The core function of this clause is to provide flexibility and preserve the applicant’s rights, ensuring that inventions are not excluded from protection due to an initial misclassification.
Conversion of a Patent Application into an Application for Registration of a Utility Model and Vice Versa. (a) At any time prior to the grant of a patent or the rejection of his patent application, a patent applicant may, after payment of the prescribed fee, convert his application into an application for registration of a utility model, which shall be accorded the filing date of the original application. (b) At any time prior to the grant of a certificate of registration of a utility model or the rejection of his application, the applicant for registration of a utility model may, after payment (a) Where a patent application has been converted under paragraph (1)(a) above into an application for registration of a utility model, it shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Organization shall enter a “withdrawn” notice in the Register of Patents.
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Conversion of a Patent Application into an Application for Registration of a Utility Model and Vice Versa. (a) At any time prior to the grant of a patent or the rejection of his patent application, a patent applicant may, after payment of the prescribed fee, convert his application into an application for registration of a utility model, which shall be accorded the filing date of the original application. (b) At any time prior to the grant of a certificate of registration of a utility model or the rejection of his application, the applicant for registration of a utility model may, after payment of the prescribed fee, convert his application into a patent application, which shall be accorded the filing date of the original application. (a) Where a patent application has been converted under paragraph (1)(a) above into an application for registration of a utility model, it shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Organization shall enter a “withdrawn” notice in the Register of Patents.
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