General Information
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Type of Patent: |
Patent. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company or Individual. |
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Validity: |
20 years from the international filing date. |
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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 from the International filing date. |
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Revival: |
Applicable with 12 month from the due date. |
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Search: |
Applicable. |
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Examination: |
Formality, substantive and relative ground. |
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Recordation Applicability : |
Applications, Registrations or Partial recordation. |
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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. |
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Cancellation Action: |
Applicable for Unlawful registration for a period of 4 years from grant before the Courts. |
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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.