Yes, an invention can be converted into a utility model, and the converted application has the filing date of the initial application.
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
20 years
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
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
Chilean National Institute of Industrial Property
English: National Institute of Industrial Property, abbreviation: INAPI
URL: Home (inapi.cl)
Chilean Invention Patent Search: INAPI - Consulta de Patentes
yes
1-2 years
yes
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "unintentional" and "unintentional/due care".
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.