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