The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: Filipino/English Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- small entity declaration
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Comparative documents/results of other countries
1-2 years
5-6 years
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted decision notice.
- Annuity: It will be paid year by year starting from the date of patent announcement for 4 years, and the renewal fee can be paid within 12 months before the expiration of the protection period. If you fail to pay after the due date, you can make up the payment within a grace period of 6 months, but you need to pay a penalty at the same time.
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
yes
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.
20 years
no