Which is the competent authority for invention patent applications in the Philippines

7 years

1-2 years

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

no

5-6 years

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)

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

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

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