1. Patent and Utility Innovation
Flow Chart & Fees – Patent Expedited Examination
i) Patent
Patents are protected upon grant for 20 years from the date of filing and subject to yearly renewal. Priority of rights is based on the first-to-file principle.
ii) Utility Innovation
Utility innovations are protected for ten years from the date of filing subject to yearly renewal and may be protected for two additional five-year terms.
2. Trade Mark
- Flow Chart & Fees – Normal Track
Flow Chart & Fees – Trade Mark Expedited Examination
Registration of a trade mark is protected for an initial period of ten years and renewable for every ten years thereafter.
3. Industrial Design
Registration of an industrial design is protected for an initial period of five years and may be extended for another four 5-years terms. The maximum period of protection is 25 years.
4. Geographical Indication
The period of protection is ten years and renewable for every ten years thereafter.
5. Copyright Voluntary Notification
Item
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Description
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Fee
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FORM
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Manual
(RM)
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Electronic
(RM)
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1.
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Notification of works (referred to in subsection
7(1) of the Act)
[subregulations 5(2) and 5(3)]
a. Notification of copyright
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15
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15
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CR-1
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b. Deposit of the work -
i. Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
(CD ROM)– per CD ROM
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30
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-
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ii. Digital Video Disc (DVD)- per DVD
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50
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-
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iii. Thumbdrive / External Hard Disk
Drive/ Secure Digital (SD) Card
a. 1Kilobyte (KB) -500 Megabytes
(MB)
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20
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20
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b. >500MB-1Gigabiyte (GB)
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30
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30
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c. Every subsequent additional 500
MB
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10
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10
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iv. Document
a. 1-25 pages
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10
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-
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b. 26-50 pages
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10
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-
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c. Every subsequent additional 50
pages
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10
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-
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2.
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Notification of derivative works
[subregulations 5(2) dan 5(3)]
a. Notification of copyrigh
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30
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30
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CR-2
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b. Deposit of the work
i. CD ROM – per CD ROM
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30
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-
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ii. DVD – per DVD
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50
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-
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iii. Thumbdrive / External Hard Disk
Drive / SD Card
a. 1KB-500MB
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20
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20
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b. >500 MB-1 GB
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30
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30
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c. Every subsequent additional 500
MB
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10
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10
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iv. Document
a. 1-25 pages
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10
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-
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b. 26-50 pages
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20
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-
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c. Every subsequent additional 50
pages
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10
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-
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3.
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Notification of copyright by a representative
[subregulation 5(3) and subregulation 14(2)]
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30
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30
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CR-3
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4.
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Request for amendment to a notification of
copyright
[regulation 6]
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30
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30
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CR-4
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5.
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Request for certificate of the notification of
copyright
[subregulation 8(2)]
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50
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50
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CR-5
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6.
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Request for correction of clerical error
[regulation 9]
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30
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30
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CR-6
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7.
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Correction, expungement or amendment
[regulation 10]
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-
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-
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CR-7
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8.
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Request for examination of the Register
[regulation 11]- per hour
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20
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-
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9
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Request for extracts
[regulation 12]
i. Certified extracts – per page
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10
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-
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CR-9
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ii. Non certified extracts- per page
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5
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-
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iii. Electronic
a. 1KB-1 GB
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30
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-
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b. Every subsequent additional 1GB
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10
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-
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10.
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Notification of change of address
[regulation 13]
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20
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20
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CR-10
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11.
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Notification of assignment, licence or
testamentary disposition
[regulation 14]
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50
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50
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CR-11
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Copyright protection for literary, musical or artistic works is for the duration of the life of the author and 50 years after his death. Protection for sound recordings, broadcast or films is for 50 years after the works are first published or made. Protection for the performer’s rights in a live performance subsists for 50 years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which the live performance was given or was fixed in a sound recording.
6. Layout Design of Integrated Circuit
The period of protection is 10 years from the date of its commercial exploitation or 15 years from the date of creation if not commercially exploited.