national phase application

Direct National Phase Application

Direct National Phase Application is the most preferred and most commonly used National Phase Application, whereas by filing the Direct National Phase Application the applicant can file his application in different countries or region within the time limit of 30 to 31 months from the filing date which is also known as Priority date. Based on the Internation application the application will filed on the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) Application.

Regional phase application

In some countries, there are regional patent offices such as the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). In these situations, the applicant may choose to enter the regional phase instead of filing separate national applications for each country covered by the regional office.

Divisional application

If the international application includes multiple inventions, the applicant may file a divisional application during the national phase to pursue a separate patent application for each invention. This can be helpful if some of the claims in the original application are rejected or if the applicant wants to pursue distinct strategies for each invention.

Continuation application

This type of application allows the applicant to pursue additional claims or subject matter that were not included in the original application. It can be useful if the applicant discovers new aspects of the invention or wishes to cover additional embodiments.

Conversion application