- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
7 years
no
The initial protection period is 5 years, the renewal period is once every 5 years, and the maximum protection period can reach 15 years.
1-1.5 years
1-2 years
5-6 years
IPOPHIL conducts formality examination only for design applications.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes. A utility model can be converted into an invention at any time before granted/rejection, and 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.
20 years