no
no
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.
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.
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
The initial protection period is 5 years, the renewal period is once every 5 years, and the maximum protection period can reach 15 years.
20 years
no