How long does it take for a Chilean invention patent application to be granted?

yes

Chilean National Institute of Industrial Property

English: National Institute of Industrial Property, abbreviation: INAPI

URL: Home (inapi.cl)

Chilean Utility Model Patent Search: INAPI - Consulta de Patentes

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "unintentional" and "unintentional/due care".

The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:

• Practical testing and construction of machinery and instruments that the applicant needs to carry out in preparation for the invention
• The applicant or inventor exhibits at an officially held or recognized exhibition
• Malicious disclosure by third parties

1 year

INAPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. After completing the formality examination, the applicant must extract the extract and publish it in the Official Gazette by INAPI within 60 working days. Any interested party can file an opposition to the patent application within 45 days after publication. Within 60 days after the end of the opposition period, no matter whether there is an opposition or not, the substantive examination fee must be paid and the payment voucher must be submitted to the Chilean Patent Office. A design that can be registered in Chile can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional or an overall appearance consisting of registrable outlines, colors, shapes, textures, design materials, decorations, packaging, graphic symbols, and typography.

Yes, an invention can be converted into a utility model, and the converted application has the filing date of the initial application.

no

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.