Patent Application Encyclopedia

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

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• via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
• EU route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
• Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.

1-2 years

2 years

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.

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)

• Authorization Fee: None
• Annuity: The applicant should pay the annual fee from the first year to the year of granted in one lump sum within 6 months from the date of granted (calculated from the date of application). Then the annual fee is paid year by year, and the deadline is one month before the application date of each year. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 12 months, and a late fee will be paid.

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Appearance does not require a request for review. The Colombian Patent Office will not conduct a novelty examination unless a third party opposes the design application within 30 working days of its publication.

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• Grant fee: The applicant shall pay within 2 months after receiving the announcement of the patent granted decision.
• Annual Fee: An annual fee is paid every 5 years.

KIPO 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.

IPOS only conducts formality examination of design patent applications, and the examination content includes: novelty statement, classification and article/non-physical product name, and whether the picture is suitable for reproduction.

6 months

The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Trade and its Subordinate Intellectual Property Autonomous Service

English: Servicio Autónomo de Propiedad Intelectual, Abbreviation: SAPI

URL: www.sapi.gob.ve

Venezuelan Invention Patent Search: WEBPI - Sistema En Línea de Propiedad Intelectual Caracas - Venezuela (sapi.gob.ve)

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Formal examination: IPOS will conduct formality examination first after receiving the patent application and the application fee of S$170 . After passing the preliminary examination, the application date will be determined. Those who do not meet the formality examination need to overcome the defects within 2 months after receiving the correction notice from IPOS. Formal examination includes examination of whether there are any missing priority information, description and drawings of the description, etc.

Publication: A patent application is published 18 months from the filing date/priority date, and the applicant may request early publication.

Search and substantive examination: The applicant can choose three ways to submit a search request and substantive examination, and submit a substantive examination request within 36 months from the filing date at the latest, and pay the corresponding fee. IPOS will examine patent applications for novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability. Applicants with search results from other countries can take advantage of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation (ASPEC) procedures to obtain patent rights in Singapore more quickly and efficiently. If there are no deficiencies to overcome, the patent application will be granted. If the applicant cannot resolve the issue within 18 months from the date of the first written opinion, the patent application will be rejected.