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Application channels
1. Apply directly to the Philippine Patent Office
2. The Paris Convention pathway
3. PCT pathway
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Application Language
Filipino or English
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Duration
20 years from the date of application
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Including formal examination and substantive examination.
After receiving the application, the examiner will review whether it meets the requirements for obtaining the application date. In the "priority application" system, the filing date is crucial as it determines who should be granted a patent in disputes with other applicants. After formal examination, search and classification of the technology in the field to which the invention patent application belongs, the application and search results (including a list of publicly available patent applications or invention patents that are identical or equivalent to the application) will be published in the IPO Gazette (for a period of 18 months from the date of application or priority). After the application is made public, anyone can provide written opinions on the patentability of the invention. These opinions will be conveyed to the applicant.
A request for substantive examination must be submitted within 6 months from the date of publication. Failure to submit a request within the deadline shall be deemed as the withdrawal of the application. If the examiner finds reasons for rejecting the application for registration, such as the lack of novelty, creativity, or utility, the Patent Office shall notify the applicant of the reasons for rejection, in order to give the applicant the opportunity to defend or modify the application.
It should be noted that:
1. Invention patent applications in the Philippines can be converted into utility model patent applications before being granted authorization or receiving a rejection notice.
2. The entire application cycle for invention patents in the Philippines is relatively long, taking about 2.5 to 5 years. Therefore, the application date needs to be carefully considered before filing to avoid unnecessary time and cost waste.
1. Name, nationality, address and other information of the applicant and inventor;
2. Invention names in both Chinese and English;
3. Description, claims, abstract, accompanying drawings, and abstract drawings;
4. Priority documents (if any);
5. Power of attorney.
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Application channels
1. Apply directly to the Philippine Patent Office
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Application Language
Filipino or English
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Duration
5 years from the date of application
Can be renewed twice, each time for 5 years
The maximum protection period is 15 years
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Compared to invention patents and utility model patents, design patents in the Philippines only undergo simple formal examination.
After submitting the application, the Philippine Intellectual Property Office conducts a formal examination of the design patent application. If it meets the formal requirements, the application will be made public; If the above requirements are not met, the Philippine Intellectual Property Office will issue a correction notice and make corrections within 3 months from the date of receipt of the notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed withdrawn.
After passing the preliminary examination, it will be made public within 30 days from the application date. If there are no objections after the public announcement, it will enter the authorization stage.
Therefore, the application period has also been greatly shortened, taking only about 8-12 months.
1. The name, address, nationality, etc. of the applicant and inventor;
2. Appearance design pictures (six sided view, three-dimensional view);
3. Brief description of the exterior design;
4. Priority proof documents (if required);
5. Power of attorney.
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Application channels
1. Apply directly to the Philippine Patent Office
2. The Paris Convention pathway
3. PCT pathway
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Application Language
Filipino or English
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Duration
7 years from the date of application
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Utility model patent applications in the Philippines include substantive examination and formal examination. The whole process is roughly the same as the invention patent.
However, it should be noted that although utility model patent applications undergo substantive examination, the examination standards are lower than those of invention patents and creativity is not required. Therefore, the examination period can be correspondingly shortened to about 6 months. The entire process only takes 1 to 1.5 years to complete.
An invention patent application can be converted into a utility model patent application before obtaining authorization or receiving a rejection notice.
And in the Philippines, there are two types of applicants: large entities and small entities. The official fees for small entities can be reduced by half, greatly saving application costs.
1. Name and detailed address of the applicant;
2. Name and detailed address of the inventor;
3. Basic documents, including the specification, claims, drawings, declaration, abstract (within 150 words), etc;
4. Name and position of the signatory, and sign the power of attorney;
5. If priority is required, priority information must be provided, including priority date and patent application number;
