The application for a patent for invention has been published and entered the substantive examination stage. Can I still apply for a utility model if I fail the examination?

You can apply for a utility model, and you will get a large degree of authorization.

The patent right of utility model is unstable, and it is easy to be declared invalid, because the patent for utility model is not creative and has become the existing technology. However, its creativity and novelty were not examined in the preliminary examination of the application for patent for utility model, and no search was carried out at the same time, so you can apply for utility model and get authorization at the same time.