{"id":5618,"date":"2025-06-09T05:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:41:04","slug":"pct-national-phase-in-indonesia-is-the-31-month-deadline-a-hard-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/2025\/06\/09\/pct-national-phase-in-indonesia-is-the-31-month-deadline-a-hard-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT National Phase in Indonesia: Is the 31-Month Deadline a Hard Deadline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are eyeing Indonesia for your PCT National Phase entry, you have likely heard about the 31-month rule, which is calculated from the earliest priority date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But here is\u00a0 the key question:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201cMiss the deadline \u2014 and you\u2019re out?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The answer is: Not necessarily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlike some jurisdictions, Indonesia offers a second chance. The <\/span><b>Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> accepts late entry, up to <\/span><b>12 months after <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the 31-month deadline, provided:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You pay an additional official fee, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Submit a written explanation justifying the delay.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This flexibility helps businesses avoid losing rights over paperwork or timing errors, but the longer you wait, the greater the risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our advice? Don\u2019t cut it close. However, if you really have to, be aware of your options and the extra requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Need to file a late PCT national phase in Indonesia \u2014 or avoid the mistake in the first place? Please do not hesitate to contact a r<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.affa.co.id\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">egistered Patent Attorney in Indonesia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? E-Mail<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <a href=\"mailto:patent@affa.co.id\">patent@affa.co.id<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? Book a Call<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: +62 21 83793812<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are eyeing Indonesia for your PCT National Phase entry, you have likely heard about the 31-month rule, which is calculated from the earliest priority date. &nbsp; But here is\u00a0 the key question: \u201cMiss the deadline \u2014 and you\u2019re out?\u201d &nbsp; The answer is: Not necessarily. &nbsp; Unlike some jurisdictions, Indonesia offers a second chance. The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) accepts late entry, up to 12 months after the 31-month deadline, provided: You pay an additional official fee, and Submit a written explanation justifying the delay. &nbsp; This flexibility helps businesses avoid losing rights over paperwork or timing errors, but the longer you wait, the greater the risk. &nbsp; Our advice? Don\u2019t cut it close. However, if you really have to, be aware of your options and the extra requirements. &nbsp; Need to file a late PCT national phase in Indonesia \u2014 or avoid the mistake in the first place? Please do not hesitate to contact a registered Patent Attorney in Indonesia. &nbsp; ? E-Mail : patent@affa.co.id ? Book a Call : +62 21 83793812<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[71,81],"tags":[16,43,51,68,75,76,77,79,87,145,311,337,338],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5618"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5621,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5618\/revisions\/5621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affa.co.id\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}