Design Protection
Period:
5 years renewable
for two further
similar periods
From Filing to
Grant:
The Yemeni Registrar
has started recently
the examination
process of pending
applications
Convention Priority: Yes
Procedure:
Once the Design
application is
filed, it is queued
to be examined with
respect to
compliance with
provision of
Industrial Designs
Law. Upon
acceptance, the
design is
registered, and then
published in the
Official Gazette.
Requirements
Filing Requirements
for Design
Application:
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- Extract from the
Commercial Register
or from the
Memorandum of
Association, if the
applicant is a
company or body
corporate, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
3- Two copies of the
model or design, if
it is
two-dimensional, or
two copies of each
view thereof, if it
is
three-dimensional.
4- Deed of
assignment signed by
the inventor, if the
applicant is not the
inventor, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
5- 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 & 5)
can be submitted
upon filing the
application.
Requirements for
Assignment
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
by the Assignee,
duly legalized up to
the Consulate Yemen
2- Deed of
Assignment, signed
by both parties,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen
Requirements for
Change of
Name/Address:
1- Power of Attorney
in the new
name/address, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen
2- Certificate
proving the change
of name/address,
duly legalized up to
the Consulate of
Yemen.
Requirements for
License/Registered
User Agreements:
1- Power of attorney
executed by the
licensee, duly
legalized up the
Consulate of Yemen
2- License Agreement
executed by both
parties, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen
