معلومات براءات الاختراع

معلومات عامة

نوع براءة الاختراع

Patent

نوع مقدم الطلب

Company, Individual or Jointly.

الصلاحية

Patents 20 years from the filing date

الرسوم السنوية

Paid after grant with 3 months surcharge grace period.

التقديم عبر PCT

Applicable within 12 months from the international filing date.

الإحياء

Not Applicable.

البحث

Not Applicable.

الفحص

Formality, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability.

قابلية التسجيل

Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination.

Time Frames

Search: 12 months.
Registration: 48 months -         
Mandatory search to decision 18 months -    Filing to Publication decision 9 months -        Publication Opposition Period 3 months -      Registration to Certificate Issuance 18 months
Recordation: 24 months.
Appeal: 36 months.
Opposition: 36 months.

إجراء الإلغاء

Not Applicable.

إجراءات الانتهاك

No provision.

Filing Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

  • Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.

  • Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above, if the applicant is not the inventor.

  • Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority

  • (All the above may be submitted within 180 days from the filing date)

Assignment Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

  • Power of Attorney signed by the assignee duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.

  • Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above.

License Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

  • Power of Attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.

  • License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above.

Merger / Mortgage Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.

Name/ Address Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.
A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly notarized and legalized as above.(Not required for Change of Address)

Appeal / Opposition Requirements In Iraq-Kurdistan

  • Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq. (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.