The short answer
Filed your invention abroad first? Plan the Bangladesh filing around Section 15. Collect your foreign search and examination reports early, file them with the Bangladesh application or within 90 days, and diarise a 6-month update. This page shows how to run that in practice.
A working routine for foreign filings
Before filing in Bangladesh
- List every country where the invention is filed, alone or with others
- Pull the latest search and examination reports
At filing or within 90 days
- Submit the statement, reports and any grant or refusal copies
- Ask early if translation time is needed (up to 60 more days)
Until the foreign case ends
- Send a status update every 6 months
- Report each grant, refusal, withdrawal or amendment
Example: US and India first
An applicant files in the United States and India, then in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh file must name both countries, include their reports, and be updated when either office grants or refuses.
Why it matters. An undisclosed foreign filing is a ground of opposition and can cause the application to be deemed refused. See the full document checklist.
Cross-border patent questions
Does this apply to joint foreign filings?
Yes, alone or jointly with another person.
What if the foreign patent is refused?
Send the refusal order to the DPDT as part of your update.
Who should track the deadlines?
Your local agent. Ask for a written docket entry.
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