IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
no
The novelty grace period is 12 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 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.
1-1.5 years
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination and substantive examination for invention patent applications. After completing the formality examination and prior art search, the applicant needs to enter the public procedure within 18 months from the filing date/priority date, and enter the substantive examination procedure if there is no objection. The applicant shall submit a request for substantive examination within 6 months from the date of publication of the application or within 6 months from the date of entering the national phase at the latest. If the requirements are met, the patent application will be authorized.
The initial protection period is 5 years, the renewal period is once every 5 years, and the maximum protection period can reach 15 years.
yes. The patent type can be converted from invention to utility model at any time before the patent application is granted/rejected. 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.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.