Patent Protection
Period:
20 years
Annuity Payments:
Required one year
upon the filing
date, and can be
paid any time before
due date. Late
settlement of
annuities can be
done upon payment of
lateness fine.
From Filing to
Grant:
3 years average
Convention Priority: Yes
Novelty:
Absolute
Filing Language:
Specifications,
claim and drawings
can be filed in
English or French,
and the same should
be translated into
Arabic. Abstract
should be filed in
English and should
be translated into
Arabic.
Procedure:
Once the patent
application is
filed, it is queued
to be examined by
the Egyptian Patent
Office with respect
to compliance with
formalities and
patentability in
accordance with the
Egyptian Patent Law.
Accepted
applications are
published in the
Official Gazette.
There is two months
period for any
interested party's
opposition. In
absence of any
opposition, the
letters patent is
issued.
Requirements:
Filing Requirements
for Patent
Application:
1- One copy of the
specification,
claims and drawings
(if any) relating to
the invention.
2- Abstract of the
invention
(approximately 100
words).
3- The name,
address,
nationality, and
profession or nature
of business of the
applicant(s) and the
inventor(s).
4- Power of
Attorney, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
5- Extract from the
Commercial Register
or from the
Memorandum of
Association, if the
applicant is
company, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
6- Deed of
assignment signed by
the inventor,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt,
if the applicant is
not the inventor.
7- A certified copy
of the application
giving the filing
date, number and
country if the
application is to be
filed with a
priority claim.
* Documents in items
1, 2 and 3 should be
submitted to the
patent office with
the application,
while documents in
items 4, 5, 6 and 7
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
Egypt.
2- Deed of
Assignment, signed
by both parties,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
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 Egypt.
Requirements for
Change of
Name/Address:
1- Power of Attorney in the new name/address, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
2- Certificate
proving the change
of name/address,
duly legalized up to
the Consulate of
Egypt.
Requirements for
License Agreement:
1- Power of attorney
executed by the
licensee, duly
legalized up the
Consulate of Egypt.
2- License Agreement
executed by both
parties, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
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 Egypt.
PCT
Time Limit for
Entering PCT
National Phase: 30 months
Filing Requirements
for PCT National
Phase Patent
Applications:
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
2- Deed of
assignment signed by
the inventor,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt,
if the applicant is
not the inventor.
3- Extract from the
Commercial Registry
OR Deed of
Incorporation of the
applicant (if the
applicant is not a
company or body
corporate), duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Egypt.
4- Copy of the PCT
publication along
with examination,
search reports,
publication, etc.
5- One copy of the
specification,
claims and drawings
(if any) relating to
the invention (as
published in the PCT
Gazette).
* Items from 1 to 3
above can be
submitted to the
Patent Office upon
filing the
application, while
items 4 and 5 should
accompany the patent
application.
