General Information
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Type of Patent: |
Patent, Utility patent, Integrated circuits, Plant variety. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
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Validity: |
Patents 20 years from the international filing date, Utility patent 20 years from the international filing date and Integrated circuits 10 years commencing from the date when the application is registered with and deposited at the Bureau, or from the date of the design's first commercial use anywhere in the world. |
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Annuities: |
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 6 months surcharge grace period. |
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PCT Based Filing: |
Applicable within 30 months fromthe International filing date. |
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Revival: |
Not Applicable. |
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Search: |
Not Applicable. |
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Examination: |
Formality, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity and compliance. |
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Recordation Applicability: |
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination. |
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Time Frames (Up To): |
Search: 0 days. Registration: 36 months - Filing to Preliminary Examination decision 6 months - Substantive Examination Payment to Decision 4 months - Publication Opposition Period 2 months - Grant to Issuance of Letters 24 months Recordation: 4 months. Appeal: 3 months. Opposition: 2 months. |
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Cancellation Action: |
Not Applicable. |
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Infringement Measures: |
No provision. |
Filing Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Consulate General of Qatar.
• 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.
(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 Consulate General of Qatar.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
License Requirements:
• Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to Consulate General of Qatar.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
Merger / Mortgage Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Consulate General of Qatar.
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.
Name / Address Requirements:
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly up to Consulate General of Qatar.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above.
Appeal / Opposition Requirements:
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Consulate General of Qatar. (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.