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IP Filing Guides by Jurisdiction

Detailed filing requirements, prosecution steps, and timelines for patents, trademarks, and designs across India, China, ASEAN, Europe, and South Asia.

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India
South Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

4 Patent Offices · Paris Convention · PCT National Phase within 31 months · Madrid Protocol for trademarks.

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China
East Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol Hague System
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

World's largest IP filing jurisdiction · All documents in Chinese · CNIPA · Utility models available · First-to-file.

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Singapore
South East Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol Hague System
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

IPOS — Asia's premier IP hub · All English · Efficient prosecution · PPH available · No utility model system.

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Malaysia
South East Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
25
Yr Design

MyIPO · Madrid Protocol member since Dec 2019 · Utility innovations available · Trademarks Act 2019.

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Indonesia
South East Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol Hague System
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
10
Yr Design

DGIP · Largest SE Asian economy · Bahasa Indonesia mandatory · E-filing only for trademarks · Madrid since 2017.

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European Union
Europe (27 EU States)
Paris Convention PCT Member Madrid Protocol Hague System
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
25
Yr Design

EPO + EUIPO · Unitary Patent covers 18 EU states · EUTM covers all 27 states · RCD for pan-EU design protection.

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Bangladesh
South Asia
Paris Convention Madrid Protocol
20
Yr Patent
7→10
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

DPDT · Not a PCT member — direct national filings only · No multi-class TM · Madrid Protocol member.

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Nepal
South Asia
Paris Convention
21
Yr Patent
7
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

DoI Nepal · Paris Convention since 2001 · Not PCT / Madrid · All documents notarised / witnessed · TM use mandatory.

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Pakistan
South Asia
Paris Convention Madrid Protocol
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
30
Yr Design

IPO Pakistan · Madrid since May 2021 · Not PCT · Notarised POA with company seal · Strong design protection (30 yrs).

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Sri Lanka
South Asia
Paris Convention PCT Member
20
Yr Patent
10
Yr TM
15
Yr Design

NIPO · PCT member — national phase within 30 months · Not Madrid — local filing mandatory · POA within 3 months.

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