no
no
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.
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.
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
no
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
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.
5-6 years