- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
no
yes. A utility model can be converted into an invention at any time before granted/rejection, and the converted patent application has the same filing date as the original application, and can only be converted once and a conversion fee is required.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
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 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.
7 years
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
no
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
1-1.5 years