General Information
Type of Patent: |
Patent, Utility patent, Integrated circuits or Plant variety. |
Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
Validity: |
Patents 20 years from the international filing date, Utility patent 7 years from the international filing date, Integrated circuits 10 years from the international filing date and Plant variety 20 years from the international filing date. |
Annuities: |
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 12 months surcharge grace period. |
PCT Based Filing: |
Applicable within 18 months on the International filing date. |
Revival: |
Applicable. |
Search: |
Applicable. |
Examination: |
Formal, Substantive, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds |
Recordation Applicability: |
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination. |
Time Frames (Up To): |
Search: 15 days. Registration: 72 months. - Filing to Preliminary Examination decision 24 months - Substantive Examination Payment to Decision 36 months - Publication Opposition Period 2 months - Grant to Issuance of Letters 10 months Recordation: 1 month. Appeal: 36 months. Opposition: 36months. |
Cancellation Action: |
Applicable for Non-use for a period of 3 years from grant before the Courts. |
Infringement Measures: |
Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment. |
Filing Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Egypt Consulate.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly legalized as above. (Not Required for PCT)
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above if the applicant is not the inventor. (Not Required for PCT)
• Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority. (Not Required for PCT)
(All the above may be submitted within 90 days from the filing date)
Assignment Requirements:
• Power of attorney signed by the assignee duly legalized up to Egypt consulate.
• Deed of assignment signed by the assignee and assignor duly legalized as above.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly legalized as above.
License Requirements:
• Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to Egypt consulate.
• License agreement signed by the licensee and licensor duly legalized as above.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly legalized as above.
Merger / Mortgage Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Egypt Consulate.
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly legalized as above.
Name / Address Requirements:
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to Egypt consulate.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly legalized as above.
Appeal / Opposition Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Egypt consulate. (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.