no
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
7 years
no
1-2 years
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility model patent applications, but only needs to meet the standards of novelty and practicality, and does not require inventive step.
no
yes
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
no
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.