معلومات براءات الاختراع

معلومات عامة

نوع براءة الاختراع

Patent.

نوع مقدم الطلب

Company, Individual or Jointly.

الصلاحية

Patents 20 years from the international filing date.

الرسوم السنوية

Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 3 months surcharge grace period.

التقديم عبر PCT

Applicable within 18 months from the International filing date.

الإحياء

Applicable within 12 months from due date.

البحث

Applicable.

الفحص

Formality and Substantive.

قابلية التسجيل

Applications and Registrations.

الإطارات الزمنية (حتى)

Search: 15 days.

Registration: 40 months.

-          Filing to Preliminary Examination decision 12 months

-          Substantive Examination Payment to Decision 18 months

-          Publication Opposition Period 4 months

-          Grant to Issuance of Letters 6 months

Recordation: 1 month.

Appeal: 6 months.

Opposition: 8 months.

إجراء الإلغاء

Applicable for Non-use for a period of 3 years from grant before the Courts.

إجراءات الانتهاك

Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment.

متطلبات التقديم:

  • Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Oman Consulate or Apostilled. 

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

  • Simple copy of Certificate of Incorporation.

  • Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed. 

(All the above may be submitted within 60 days from the filing date)

متطلبات الصيانة:

  • Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Oman Consulate or Apostilled. (Required at the time of filing in case we are not the agent of record). 

متطلبات التنازل:

  • Power of attorney signed by the assignee duly legalized up to Oman consulate or Apostilled.

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

متطلبات الترخيص:

  • Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to Oman consulate or Apostilled.

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

متطلبات الدمج / الرهن:

  • Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Oman Consulate or Apostilled.

  • Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above or Apostilled.

متطلبات الاسم / العنوان:

  • Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to Oman consulate or Apostilled. 

  • A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above or Apostilled.

متطلبات الاستئناف / المعارضة:

• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Oman Consulate or Apostilled. (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.