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.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes
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)
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/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.
no
no
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)
1-1.5 years