General Information
Type of Patent
Patent.
Type of Applicant
Company or Individual.
Validity
20 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 30 months from the International filing date.
Revival
Applicable with 12 month from the due date.
Search
Applicable.
Examination
Formality, substantive and relative ground.
Recordation Applicability
Applications, Registrations or Partial recordation.
Time Frames (Up To)
Search: 7 days.
Registration: 18 months
- Filing to Examination decision 6 months
- Publication Opposition Period 0 months
- Grant to Issuance of Letters 12 months
Recordation: 3 months.
Appeal: 8 months.
Opposition: 0 months.
Cancellation Action
Applicable for Unlawful registration for a period of 4 years from grant before the Courts.
Infringement Measures
Prevention of importation goods by Customs, Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment.
Filing Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
(All the above may be submitted within 60 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 legalized 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.