South Africa's latest policy on patent application for invention

 

      Due to the adjustment of the latest policy, the application for invention patent in South Africa is about to change back to about one year, and the licensing cycle in March will soon be over. If you want to use the invention patent certificate in a short time, you must hurry up.

 

       At present, South African invention patents will be restricted from March 1, 2023 on patents that do not possess novelty and creativity. This part of patents cannot be applied for and the application period will increase to about 11 months. At that time, only those patents that have been authorized by other countries or have received positive inspection reports from other ways can be accelerated. At present, the South African Patent Office is considering transforming its knowledge into a substantive examination system, but it has not been implemented, It is certain that the patent application cycle will be very slow after that. If there is an application under consideration for a South African patent, please arrange the application as soon as possible.