Whether the Philippine industrial design application can apply for a combination of appearance

Philippine Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, Abbreviation: IPOPHIL

Website: IPOPHL | Rising. Shining. Beckoning. (ipophil.gov.ph)

Philippine Invention Patent Search: WIPO Publish (ipophil.gov.ph)

IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.

no

no

20 years

1-1.5 years

no

The initial protection period is 5 years, the renewal period is once every 5 years, and the maximum protection period can reach 15 years.

5-6 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.