Patent Information

General Information

Type of Patent

Patent

Type of Applicant

Company, Individual or Jointly.

Validity

Patents 20 years from the filing date

Annuities

Paid after grant with 3 months surcharge grace period.

PCT Based Filing

Applicable within 12 months from the international filing date.

Revival

Not Applicable.

Search

Not Applicable.

Examination

Formality, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability.

Recordation Applicability

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.

Cancellation Action

Not Applicable.

Infringement Measures

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.