yes
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
- 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.
20 years
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
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.
1-1.5 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)
no