General Information
Type of Design
Drawings or Models.
Type of Applicant
Company, Individual or Jointly.
Validity
5 years from the international filing date.
Multiple Figures:
Applicable up to 100 figures.
Annuities
Renewable for 5 years within 6 months from the expiry date or 6 months after expiry date with Surcharge.
Search
Applicable by product name, applicant, registrant, designer name and Locarno classification code.
Examination
Formal, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds.
Recordation Applicability
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination.
Time Frames (Up To)
Search: 5 days.
Registration: 8 months.
- Filing to Examination decision 3 months
- Publication Opposition Period 3 months
- Registration to Certificate Issuance 2 months
Renewal: 6 months.
Recordation: 1 month.
Appeal: 2 months.
Opposition: 3 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)
Renewal Requirements:
• Power of Attorney simply signed. (Required at the time of filing in case we are not the agent of record)
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.