Unlike the case of an invention patent the examiner can initiate the examination of the design without a request from the applicant. After the examination outcome, the procedures provided for the invention patent also apply to the design patent.
The invention of a petty patent is treated differently. It dose not need any examination of the invention. If the Director-General finds it legally proper; a patent should be granted, the authority shall order the registration of the invention and the grant of a petty patent with the condition that the relevant fees shall be paid within the time specified by the law. However, after the grant of the patent, any interested person is entitled to request the examination of the invention within one year after the