General Information
Type of Patent
Patent or Utility patent.
Type of Applicant
Company, Individual or Jointly.
Validity
Patents 20 years from the international filing date and Utility patent 10 years from the international filing date.
Annuities
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 6 months surcharge grace period.
PCT Based Filing
Applicable within 12 months from the International filing date.
Revival
Applicable within 2 months from due date.
Search
Applicable for published and granted patents application, registration and grant number
Examination
Formal, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds.
Recordation Applicability
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination.
Time Frames (Up To)
Search: 15 days.
Registration: 48 months
- Filing to Preliminary Examination decision 12 months
- Substantive Examination Payment to Decision 28 months
- Publication Opposition Period 6 months
- Grant to Issuance of Letters 2 months
Recordation: 1 month.
Appeal: 3 months.
Opposition: 6 months.
Cancellation Action
Applicable for Non-use for a period of 3 years from grant before the Courts.
Infringement Measures
Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment.
Filing Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized, if the applicant is not the inventor.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed. (May be submitted within 90 days from the filing date)
Assignment Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed by the assignee.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized.
License Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed by the Licensee.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly notarized.
Merger / Mortgage Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed.
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly notarized.
Name / Address Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed in the new name/address.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly notarized.
Appeal / Opposition Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company.
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.