Patent Protection
Period:
20 years
Convention Priority:
Yes
Novelty:
Absolute
Annuity Payments:
Required
PCT:
Oman is not a
contracting member
of PCT
Filing Language:
Specifications,
claims, abstract,
drawings and related
documents should be
translated into
Arabic if they are
in English, and into
English and Arabic
if they are in a
third language.
Procedure:
Once the patent
application is
filed, it is queued
to be examined by
the Omani Patent
Office. If accepted,
the application will
be published in the
Official Gazette.
There is 60 days
period for any
interested party's
opposition. In
absence of any
opposition, the
letters patent is
issued.
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
for Patent
Application:
1- Power of Attorney, duly legalized up to the Consulate
of Oman.
2- Extract from the Commercial Register or from the
Memorandum of
Association, if the
applicant is
company, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of the
Oman.
3- One copy of the specification, claims and drawings (if
any) relating to the
invention.
4- Deed of assignment signed by the inventor, notarized
and legalized up to
the Consulate of
Oman, if the
applicant is not the
inventor.
5- 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 item
(3) should be
submitted to the
patent office with
the application,
while documents in
items (1, 2, 4 and
5) can be submitted
upon filing the
Patent Application.
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 the
Oman
2- Deed of
Assignment from the
inventor(s) to the
applicant, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Oman
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 Oman.
4- Copy of the PCT
publication along
with examination,
search reports,
publication
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 patent
application, while
items 4 and 5 should
accompany the patent
application.
