| 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 (Up To): | 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.

• 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)

• 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.

• 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.

Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of Iraq.
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.

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)

• 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.