Design Protection Period: 10 years, renewable one time only for a further period of 5 years
From Filing to Grant: 18-22 months
Convention Priority: Yes
Novelty: required
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements for Design Application:
1- Power of Attorney, duly legalized up to the Consulate of Egypt.
2- Extract from the Commercial Register or from the Memorandum of Association, if the applicant is a company or body corporate, showing clearly name, address, nationality, legal status and nature of business of the applicant, duly legalized up to the Consulate of Egypt
3- Four representations ( photographs or drawings) of the design or model on good quality paper; size 33x21 cm.
4- A certified copy of the priority document, if priority is to be claimed.
* Documents in item (3) should be submitted to the Patent Office with the application, while documents in items (1,2 & 4 ) can be submitted upon filing the application.
Requirements for Assignment Applications
1- Power of Attorney by the Assignee, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates
2- Deed of Assignment, signed by both parties, notarized and legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
3- Extract of the entry of the Assignee in the Commercial Register, or copy of the memorandum of association, if the Assignee is a company or body corporate, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
Requirements for Change of Name/Address:
1- Power of Attorney in the new name/address, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
2- Certificate proving the change of name/address issued by the local competent authority in the applicant's domicile, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
Requirements for License/Registered User Agreements:
1. Power of attorney executed by the licensee, duly legalized up the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates
2. License Agreement executed by both parties, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
3. Extract of the entry of the Licensee in the Commercial Register, or legalized copy of the memorandum of association, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
