Failure to pay annual fees causes withdrawal or lapse, subject to a six?month grace period with surcharge.
What is the consequence of failure to pay annual fees, and is there any grace period? Read More »
A patent may be surrendered with consent of all recorded right?holders, subject to possible opposition.
May a patentee voluntarily surrender a patent, and what consents are required? Read More »
The Director may correct, without fee, patent mistakes caused by the Office to conform with its records.
How are mistakes of the IPO in an issued patent corrected? Read More »
Formal and clerical mistakes not caused by the Office may be corrected upon request and payment of a fee.
Patentees may limit or correct patents, but cannot add new disclosure and face limits on broadening.
Amendments are implemented by certificate attached to the patent and published in the IPO Gazette.
How are amendments or corrections to a patent formally implemented and publicized? Read More »
A patent application must be in Filipino or English and include request, description, drawings, claims, and abstract.
What are the mandatory contents of a Philippine patent application? Read More »
After publication, anyone may file written observations on patentability, which are shared with the applicant.
May third parties comment on the patentability of an invention after publication? Read More »
Identification of the inventor is mandatory, and non?inventor applicants may need to prove their authority.
Is it possible to obtain a patent if the inventor is not identified in the application? Read More »
Non?resident applicants must appoint a Philippine resident agent for service of notices and processes.
