Guide for Egypt Patent Application Process

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Egypt Profile

Officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt, it spans the southwestern corner of Africa and Asia through the land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the soutRead more

Egypt Profile

Officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt, it spans the southwestern corner of Africa and Asia through the land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arab world, the third most populous country in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the 13th most populous country in the world. Egypt as a whole is based on a republic and implements a semi-presidential government.

Egyptian Intellectual Property Legal System

  • Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • "Design Protection Act"

International Organization/Agreement

  • Trademark Law Treaty
  • Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
  • Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
  • "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
  • Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
  • Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
  • Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Origin of Goods
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
  • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
  • Nairobi Treaty for the Protection of the Olympic Emblem
  • Washington Convention for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Integrated Circuits
  • International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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Filing Language
Arabic

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Egyptian Patent Office

English: Egyptian Patent Office, Abbreviation: EGPO

Website: Egypt Patent Office (egypo.gov.eg)

Egyptian Invention Patent Search: Egypt Patent Office (egypo.gov.eg)

Filing Language: Arabic

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any):

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Arabic Translation  
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Arabic Translation
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Certified Priority Document and Arabic translation
  6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  8. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.
  9. Chinese Patent Application Filing Receipt 
  10. Declaration of Small Entity
  11. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or the Business Register of Incorporation/Certified Copy of Company Registration
  12. Statement of the Use of Indigenous Biological Resource, Genetic Resource Traditional Knowledge or Use
  13. Payment Receipt of the Filing Fee

  14. Reference Documents

    *Egyptian patent application documents need to be certified and notarized

Attachments (if any):

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Arabic Translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Arabic Translation
  7. Power of Attorney
  8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  10. Declaration of Small Entity
  11. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or the Business Register of Incorporation/Certified Copy of Company Registration
  12. Statement of the Use of Indigenous Biological Resource, Genetic Resource Traditional Knowledge or Use
  13. Payment Receipt of the Filing Fee

  14. Reference Documents

    *Egyptian patent application documents need to be certified and notarized

20 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

The EGPO conducts formal and substantive examinations for invention patent applications.

The invention does not lose novelty if the information related to the invention is disclosed at a national or international exhibition held in Egypt within 6 months before the filing date.

3 years

  • Grant Fee: None.
  • Annuity: The payment starts from the 2nd year from the filing date. The annuity should be paid before the filing date of each year. Overdue annuity can be paid within a one-year grace period, and 7% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

Yes. Patent Office accepts "due care." requests for restoration of the right of priority.

No

Yes. If the EGPO finds that the invention patent application lacks inventive step, it will ask the applicant whether he is willing to convert the Invention into a Utility Model.

Name of Patent Office

Egyptian Patent Office

English: Egyptian Patent Office, Abbreviation: EGPO

Website: Egypt Patent Office (egypo.gov.eg)

Egyptian Utility Model Patent Search: Egypt Patent Office (egypo.gov.eg)

Filing Language: Arabic

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Arabic translation of the Priority Document
  4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  5. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  6. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.
  7. Chinese Patent Application Filing Receipt 
  8. Declaration of Small Entity
  9. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or the Business Register of Incorporation/Certified Copy of Company Registration
  10. Statement of the Use of Indigenous Biological Resource, Genetic Resource Traditional Knowledge or Use
  11. Payment Receipt of the Filing Fee 

  12. Reference Documents

    *Egyptian patent application documents need to be certified and notarized

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
  6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  7. Small entity declaration
  8. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or the Business Register of Incorporation/Certified Copy of Company Registration
  9. Statement of the Use of Indigenous Biological Resource, Genetic Resource Traditional Knowledge or Use
  10. Payment Receipt of the filing fee 

  11. Reference documents

    *Egyptian patent application documents need to be certified and notarized

 

7 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

EGPO conducts only novelty and industrial applicability for utility model application. 

The invention does not lose its novelty if the information related to the invention is disclosed at a national or international exhibition held in Egypt within 6 months before the filing date.

  • Grant Fee: None.
  • Annuity: The payment starts from the 2nd year from the filing date. The annuity should be paid before the application date of each year. Overdue annuity can be paid within a one-year grace period, and 7% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

1-2 years

Yes. Patent Office accepts "due care." requests for restoration of the right of priority.

Yes. If the EGPO invention utility model has an inventive step, the patent type can be converted from a Utility Model to an Invention.

No

Name of Patent Office

Egyptian Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office

English: Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office, abbreviation: ITDA

Website: جهاز تنمية التجارة الداخلية (itda.gov.eg)

Egyptian Design Search: www.itda.gov.eg/login/login.aspx

Filing Language: Arabic

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Arabic translation of the Priority Document
  4. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
  5. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  6. Chinese Patent Application Filing Receipt 
  7. Declaration of Small Entity
  8. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation or the Business Register of Incorporation/Certified Copy of Company Registration
  9. Statement of the Use of Indigenous Biological Resource, Genetic Resource Traditional Knowledge or Use
  10. Payment Receipt of the Filing Fee

  11. Reference Documents

    *Egyptian patent application documents need notarization

The initial protection is 10 years, renewable for 5 years, up to 15 years of protection.

  • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Hague System: 6 months from earliest priority date.

ITDA conducts formality examination and substantive examination of design patent applications, and the applicant should reply to the decision made by ITDA within 60 days.

6 months prior to the priority date. If the design is filed for the first time in the territory of a WTO member state or another party with which Egypt has a reciprocal agreement, or if the design is first published at an Egyptian or international exhibition, or at a conference or academic journal, The appearance design does not lose its novelty.

  • Grant Fee: None.
  • Annuity: Annuity should be paid year by year from the 2nd year from the filing date. The renewal fee can be paid within the last year of the 10-year protection period and can be renewed for 5 years. If overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, and 7% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

18-24 months

No

No

Yes. It is allowed to include multiple designs in one design application. An application may contain up to 50 designs, which together constitute a unit of the same type.

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